how to pronounce заикаться

/zəɪˈkat͡sːə/

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заикаться is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of заикаться in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… будете икать бэкпэка заикаться маме надо …”

meanings of заикаться

verb:

To hint (at), (just) to mention, to touch (upon).
To stammer, to stutter.

заикаться frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word заикаться occurs in russian on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.