titubear

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier titubar, from Latin titubō (“I stagger, stammer, stutter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /titubeˈaɾ/ [t̪i.t̪u.β̞eˈaɾ]

Verb

1. to stutter
2. to hesitate

Derived terms

• titubeo
• titubeante

Further reading

• “titubear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014