stuttered

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stuttered - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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