stammer

/ˈstæmər/

Syllables stam·mer

Stress STAM-mer

Phonics Breakdown

st

/st/

consonant blend

a

/æ/

short a

mm

/m/

ck sound

er

/ər/

schwa

Meaning

to speak with repeated pauses or broken flow

Sound Reference

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st=/st/(stop) + a=/æ/(cat) + mm=/m/(summer) + er=/ər/(teacher)

Example

He tends to stammer when he is nervous.