: a condition that makes it difficult to speak normally
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Southampton’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis allegedly made reference to Middlesbrough defender Luke Ayling’s speech impediment during Tuesday’s Championship play-off semi-final decider at St. Mary’s.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
13 May 2026 Personality/Characteristics: Zeek has a small speech impediment.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026 Concepcion dealt with a speech impediment that hindered his public speaking.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026 The Sweet Southern Stammer was David Lewis, a genial Republican House member from rural North Carolina with a speech impediment and an uncommon mastery of election law.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speech impediment