Stutter \Stut"ter\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Stuttered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Stuttering.]
[Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably
of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G.
stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen,
Icel. stauta, Sw. st["o]ta, Dan. st["o]de, Goth. stautan, L.
tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse.]
To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with
spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.
--Macaulay.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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