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Stammering
Pronunciation : Stam"mer*ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. -- Stam"mer*ing*ly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Stam"mer*ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is preented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration.
(Physiol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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