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Stuttering vs Scuttering - What's the difference?

stuttering | scuttering |

As nouns the difference between stuttering and scuttering

is that stuttering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds while scuttering is the act of running with a light pattering noise; a skittering.

As verbs the difference between stuttering and scuttering

is that stuttering is while scuttering is .

As an adjective stuttering

is that stutters.

stuttering

English

(wikipedia stuttering)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.
  • An instance of stuttering.

    • Synonyms

    * stammering

    Derived terms

    * covert stuttering

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That stutters.
  • (figuratively) Hesitant.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Chris Whyatt , title=Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Relieved Chelsea halted their worst run of form since 1999 as a stuttering victory over Bolton gave the champions a first league win in seven matches}}

    Derived terms

    * stutteringly

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    scuttering

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of running with a light pattering noise; a skittering.
    • the scutterings of rats