Stutter

stut′ėr, v.i. to hesitate in speaking: to stammer.— n. the act of stuttering: a hesitation in speaking.— n. Stutt′erer , one who stutters.— adj. Stutt′ering , hesitating in speaking: stammering.— adv. Stutt′eringly . [A freq. of obs. stut , to stutter, M. E. stoten —Ice. stauta ; cog. with Ger. sto en .]