What does stotter mean?
Stotter means (intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To stagger; totter; stumble.
Stotter
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To stagger; totter; stumble.
Example Sentences
When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her.
Synonyms for stotter
Antonyms for stotter
Related Words
Word Forms
- stotters
- stottering
- stottered
- stowter
- stauter
- stawter
Usage Notes
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When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her.
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