to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds.

to say with a stammer (often fol. by out ).

a stammering mode of utterance.

a stammered utterance.

verb

enunciate , pronounce

verb

falter , halt , hammer , hem and haw * , hesitate , jabber , lurch , pause , repeat , splutter , sputter , stop , stumble , wobble , stutter , fumble , haw

noun

stammering , stutter , stuttering