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stutter

In medicine, a disruption to the normal flow of speech. Stuttering usually becomes apparent between the ages of two and five years. It is more common in boys and genetic and environmental factors contribute to its development. Stuttering can be improved considerably by speech therapy. Stuttering rarely develops after puberty and it usually occurs as a result of brain damage.
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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.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
A brusque question caused him to stutter to the point of suffocation.
The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context
"Plain question - plain answer," we heard him stutter.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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