stutter
Vocal repetition problem
Stutter is to speak with involuntary repetition or prolongation of sounds, especially initial consonants: He stuttered badly as a child.
The noun names this speech pattern.
Beyond speech, stutter describes any halting, repetitive motion or sound: The engine stuttered and died.
The lights stuttered before going out.
Involuntary speech repetition
- dysfluencyDisrupted speech pattern
- blocksObstructs or sections
- repetitionAct of redoing
- prolongationAct of extending duration
hesitation · interruption · speech-language · pathology · therapy · fluency · articulation · pronunciation
Emit irregular popping sounds
- misfireFailure to discharge
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- hiccupSpasmodic breath intake
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
intermittent · malfunction · glitch · choppy · irregular · falter · judder · lag
Self-conscious unease
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- shamePainful awareness of failure
nervousness · vulnerability · insecurity · humiliation · awkwardness · discomfort · stress · apprehension
Act of redoing
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- disruptedCaused disorder in
staccato · syncopated · irregular · discontinuous · choppy · halting · jerky
stammering
Involuntary speech repetition
- dysfluencyDisrupted speech pattern
- blocksObstructs or sections
- repetitionAct of redoing
prolongation · hesitation · interruption · speech-language · pathology · therapy · fluency · articulation · pronunciation · impediment
sputter
Emit irregular popping sounds
jerk · intermittent · malfunction · glitch · choppy · irregular · falter · judder · lag · buffer
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
shame · nervousness · vulnerability · insecurity · humiliation · awkwardness · discomfort · stress · apprehension · isolation
repetition
Act of redoing
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
disrupted · staccato · syncopated · irregular · discontinuous · choppy · halting · jerky
faltering
Becoming unsteady or weak
halting · fumbling · groping · stumbling · pausing · searching · doubtful · reluctant · nervous · apprehensive
- recitation mistakesstumble, stammer, flub, blank, brain freeze
- speech issueslisp, stammer, slurring, mumbling, mispronunciation
- speech patternsspeech patterns, speech pattern, tempo, articulation, pace
- disfluencystammer, stammering, disfluency, dysfluency, repetitions
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, error
- speaking verbschat, chatter, gossip, jabber, blab
- stutter stepFeigned pause mid-stride