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Meaning of Stammering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

The act of one who stammers.

Equivalents

العربية التلعثم فدم كليل
Bosanski mucanje муцање
Čeština koktání
Dansk stammen
Deutsch Gestotter stotterig
Español tartamudeo
Suomi änkyttäminen takeltelu tankkaaminen
Français bafouillage balbutiement bégaiement
Gaeilge bailbhe balbhántaíocht
हिन्दी तोतला हकला हकलाहट
Hrvatski mucanje муцање
Bahasa Indonesia kegagapan
Italiano balbettamento balbettio ciangottio tartagliamento
日本語 吃 吃り 吃音
Latina haesitantia haesitatio titubatio
Nederlands gestamel gestotter
Русский заика́ние
Shqip belbëzim
Српски mucanje муцање
Svenska stamning
Tagalog pagkautal

Examples

“We could not understand his inarticulate stammerings.”
“At that point, humanity crosses another threshold, miniaturizes its universe into symbolic form, and takes a toddling step toward iconography, writing, and the first stammerings of calendrical notation and mathematics.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Stammers stammtisch stamnos Stamoulis Stamour stamp

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