| stammer | 1. To hesitate in speech, halt, repeat, and mispronounce, by reason of embarrassment, agitation, unfamiliarity with the subject, or as yet unidentified physiologic causes. Compare: stutter. 2. To mispronounce or transpose certain consonants in speech. Origin: A.S. Stamur (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stammering | <physiology> 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stammering of the bladder | Frequent involuntary interruption occurring during the act of urination. Synonym: stammering of the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |