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Sob vs Stutter - What's the difference?

sob | stutter |

In lang=en terms the difference between sob and stutter

is that sob is to say (something) while sobbing while stutter is to exhaust a gas with difficulty.

As nouns the difference between sob and stutter

is that sob is a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath while stutter is a speech disorder characterised by stuttering.

As verbs the difference between sob and stutter

is that sob is to weep with convulsive gasps or sob can be to soak while stutter is (ambitransitive) to speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

sob

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (coarse, slang) son of a bitch
  • (uncountable) shortness of breath

    • Anagrams

    * * * English three-letter words

    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