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stutter [′stəd·ər] (communications) Series of undesired black and white lines sometimes produced when a facsimile signal undergoes a sharp amplitude change. (medicine) A speech disorder marked by repetition of words, syllables, or sounds, or by hesitations in manner by the speaker. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here, Dag Daughtry broke down from inability to express the concepts fluttering in his beer-excited, beer-sodden brain, and, with a stutter or two, made a fresh start. A brusque question caused him to stutter to the point of suffocation. "Plain question - plain answer," we heard him stutter. |
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