balbucinate

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CIDE DICTIONARY

balbucinate, v. i. [L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier.].

To stammer. [1913 Webster]

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balbucinate

Stammering

VB stammer, stutter, hesitate, falter, hammer, balbutiate, balbucinate, haw, hum and haw, be unable to put two words together, mumble, mutter, maud, mauder, whisper, mince, lisp, jabber, gibber, sputter, splutter, muffle, mump, drawl, mouth, croak, speak thick, speak through the nose, snuffle, clip one's words, murder the language, murder the King's English, murder the Queen's English, mispronounce, missay.

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