v. i.
I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour this concealed man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at all. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who stammers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. --
n. (Physiol.) A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is prevented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]