&c v.; hesitation &c v.; impediment in one's speech; titubancy†,
traulism†; whisper &c (faint sound) 405; lisp, drawl, tardiloquence†;
nasal tone, nasal accent; twang; falsetto &c (want of voice) 581;
broken voice, broken accents, broken sentences.
brogue &c 563; slip of the tongue, lapsus linouae [Lat.].
V. stammer, stutter, hesitate, falter, hammer; balbutiate†,
balbucinate†, haw, hum and haw, be unable to put two words together.
mumble, mutter; maud†, mauder†; whisper &c 405; 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†.
Adj. stammering &c v.; inarticulate, guttural, nasal; tremulous;
affected.
Adv. sotto voce &c (faintly) 405 [Lat.].