Stammering (Imperfect Speech)
Nouns
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inarticulateness
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stammering etc. v.
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hesitation etc. v.
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impediment in one's speech
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titubancy, traulism
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whisper etc. (faint sound) Faintness
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lisp, drawl, tardiloquence
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nasal tone, nasal accent
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twang
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falsetto etc. (want of voice) Aphony
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broken voice, broken accents, broken sentences. brogue etc. Neologism
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slip of the tongue
Verbs
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stammer, stutter, hesitate, falter, hammer
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balbutiate, balbucinate, haw, hum and haw, be unable to put two words together. mumble, mutter
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maud, mauder
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whisper etc. Faintness
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mince, lisp
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jabber, gibber
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sputter, splutter
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muffle, mump
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drawl, mouth
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croak
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speak thick, speak through the nose
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snuffle, clip one's words
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murder the language, murder the King's English, murder the Queen's English
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mispronounce, missay.
Adjectives
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stammering etc. v.
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inarticulate, guttural, nasal
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tremulous
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affected.