запина́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• hesitate verb To pause before doing or deciding something because of doubt or reluctance.
• stammer verb To speak with involuntary repetitions or pauses, unable to get words out smoothly.
• trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

Senses

запина́ться is used for these senses in English:

• hesitate (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
• stammer (transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
• trip (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot

stammer — full definition

1. verb To speak with involuntary repetitions or pauses, unable to get words out smoothly.
2. noun A speech pattern marked by involuntary repeated sounds or blocked words.

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