faking

Simulating stuttering behaviors and/or emotional reactions and otherwise pretending to have difficulty talking when the person would otherwise be able to talk without difficulty: voluntary stuttering, pseudo-stuttering.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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