Definition of stammering

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Stammer
• a. - Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering.
• n. - 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.