stuttering
Involuntary speech repetition
Stuttering is a speech pattern marked by involuntary repetitions, prolongations, or blocks—moments when words won't come out smoothly: He's been stuttering since childhood.
As an adjective, it describes halting or interrupted motion: The engine made a stuttering sound before dying.
Figuratively, stuttering progress is uneven and faltering: The economy's stuttering recovery worried investors.
Involuntary speech repetition
- blocksObstructs or sections
- repetitionsActs done again
- dysfluencyDisrupted speech pattern
- clutteringDisorganizing with excess items
pauses · interruptions · neurogenic · developmental · spasmodic · circumlocution · filler words · interjections
Impede someone's speech
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
- articulationClear vocal expression
phonation · diaphragm · breathing · motor control · neurological · basal ganglia · dopamine · genetics
Treatment for communication disorders
- speech pathologistCommunication disorder specialist
- light contactMinimal physical touching
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- self-help groupsMutual aid gatherings
support groups · acceptance · disclosure · breathing techniques · relaxation techniques · cognitive behavioral therapy
Becoming unsteady or weak
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- hesitantSlow to act
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
uncertain · wavering · fumbling · struggling · labored · effortful · broken · disrupted
Machine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- misfiringFailing to ignite properly
- jerkyCured meat snack
irregular · intermittent · stalling · hiccup · glitch · malfunction · sputtering
Britain's wartime sovereign
- The King's SpeechRoyal oratory struggle
- Joe Biden
- Marilyn Monroe
- James Earl Jones
Emily Blunt · Samuel L. Jackson · Lewis Carroll · self-advocacy
stammering
Involuntary speech repetition
- blocksObstructs or sections
- repetitionsActs done again
- dysfluencyDisrupted speech pattern
cluttering · pauses · interruptions · neurogenic · developmental · spasmodic · circumlocution · filler words · interjections
tongue-tie
Impede someone's speech
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
articulation · phonation · diaphragm · breathing · motor control · neurological · basal ganglia · dopamine · genetics · brain imaging
speech therapy
Treatment for communication disorders
- speech pathologistCommunication disorder specialist
- light contactMinimal physical touching
- desensitizationReduced response over time
self-help groups · support groups · acceptance · disclosure · breathing techniques · relaxation techniques · cognitive behavioral therapy
faltering
Becoming unsteady or weak
tentative · uncertain · wavering · fumbling · struggling · labored · effortful · broken · disrupted · uneven
engine
Machine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- misfiringFailing to ignite properly
jerky · irregular · intermittent · stalling · hiccup · glitch · malfunction · sputtering
King George VI
Britain's wartime sovereign
- The King's SpeechRoyal oratory struggle
- self-advocacyPromoting one's own interests
Joe Biden · Marilyn Monroe · James Earl Jones · Emily Blunt · Samuel L. Jackson · Lewis Carroll
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- speech disordersstammering, stammer, dysarthria, slurred speech, lisp
- speech problemsstammering, slurring, mumbling, slurred words, disfluency
- involuntary speechblurting, exclamations, outbursts, Freudian slip, Freudian slips
- speech therapyspeech therapy, speech pathology, speech therapist, SLP, speech disorders
- game glitchesglitch, bug, clipping, softlock, hardlock
stutteringfluent
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
smooth · flowing · fluid · seamless · unhesitating
stutteringeloquent
Fluent and persuasive
articulate · well-spoken · silver-tongued · mellifluous · smooth-talking