| Main Entry: | stutter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak haltingly |
Synonyms: |
dribble, falter, hesitate, splutter, sputter, stammer, stumble |
Antonyms: |
continue |
| Main Entry: | hesitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait; be uncertain |
Synonyms: |
alternate, balance, balk, be irresolute, be reluctant, be unwilling, blow hot and cold, dally, debate, defer, delay, demur, dillydally, dither, doubt, equivocate, falter, flounder, fluctuate, fumble, hang back, hang*, hedge, hem and haw, hold back, hold off, hover, linger, oscillate, pause, ponder, pull back, pussyfoot, scruple, seesaw, shift, shrink, shy away, sit on fence, stammer, stop, straddle, stumble, stutter, swerve, tergiversate, think about, think twice, vacillate, waffle, waver, weigh |
Antonyms: |
attack, carry on, continue, go, go ahead, persevere, resolve |
| Main Entry: | mumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say low and inarticulately |
Synonyms: |
grumble, maunder, murmur, mutter, ramble, rumble, say to oneself, speak, stammer, stutter, swallow, talk, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whimper, whine, whisper |
Antonyms: |
speak clearly |
| Main Entry: | murmur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make low, continuous sound |
Synonyms: |
babble, burble, buzz, drip, drone, flow, growl, gurgle, hum, meander, moan, mumble, mutter, purl, purr, ripple, rumble, stage-whisper, stammer, stutter, susurrate, tinkle, trickle, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper |
Antonyms: |
speak clearly |
| Main Entry: | slur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mumble words |
Synonyms: |
garble, mispronounce, miss, skip, stutter |
Antonyms: |
enunciate, pronounce |
| Main Entry: | lisp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | falter |
Synonyms: |
mispronounce, sputter, stutter |
| Main Entry: | sputter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stumble |
Synonyms: |
falter, splutter, stammer, stutter |
| Main Entry: | sough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | murmur |
Synonyms: |
babble, burble, buzz*, drip, drone, flow, growl, gurgle, hum, meander, moan, mumble, mutter, purl, purr, ripple, rumble*, sigh, stage-whisper, stammer, stutter, susurrate, tinkle, trickle, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper |
| Main Entry: | stammering |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stammer |
Synonyms: |
faltering, halting, hesitation, lurch, pause, repetition, splutter, sputtering, stoppage, stumble, stutter, stuttering, wobble |
| Main Entry: | stuttering |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stammer |
Synonyms: |
faltering, halting, hesitation, lurch, pause, repetition, splutter, sputtering, stammering, stoppage, stumble, stutter, wobble |