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Stutter vs Stuffer - What's the difference?

stutter | stuffer |

As nouns the difference between stutter and stuffer

is that stutter is a speech disorder characterised by stuttering while stuffer is one who, or that which, stuffs.

As a verb stutter

is (ambitransitive) to speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

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

    stuffer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, stuffs.
    • a cushion-stuffer
  • A taxidermist.
  • Something which is stuffed into an enclosure, especially an advertising circular included with other mail.
  • One who conceals a package of illegal drugs by swallowing them.

    • Derived terms

    * envelope stuffer * stocking stuffer