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Stutter vs Judder - What's the difference?

stutter | judder |

In intransitive terms the difference between stutter and judder

is that stutter is to exhaust a gas with difficulty while judder is to spasm or shake violently.

As verbs the difference between stutter and judder

is that stutter is to speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds while judder is to spasm or shake violently.

As nouns the difference between stutter and judder

is that stutter is a speech disorder characterised by stuttering while judder is a spasmodic shaking.

stutter

English

(wikipedia stutter)

Verb

(en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
    • He stuttered a few words of thanks.
  • To exhaust a gas with difficulty
    • The engine of the old car stuttered''' going up the slope. I was '''stuttering after the marathon .

    Synonyms

    * (speak with spasmodic repetition) stammer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
  • (obsolete) One who stutters; a stammerer.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * stammer

    Derived terms

    * covert stutter * pseudostuttering * stutterer English reporting verbs

    judder

    English

    (wikipedia judder)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spasmodic shaking.
  • (television) Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; (telecine judder)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To spasm or shake violently.
  • * 2000 , , Last of the Gaderene , chapter 20
    • Captain McGarrigle, however, seemed to be in trouble. He was breathing stertorously, his throat and chest juddering like those of an asthmatic.

    See also

    * shudder