stammered; stammering
ˈsta-mə-riŋ 
ˈstam-riŋ
: to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
: to utter with involuntary stops or repetitions
stammer
noun
Examples of stammer in a Sentence
“I d-don't know what you're talking about!” she stammered.
He stammered an excuse and fled.
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Thiel stared ahead blankly and began stammering, as if his brain were buffering.
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 10 July 2025
Sherman portrayed the youngest of three brothers, the shy, stammering logger Jeremy Bolt, on the 1968-70 Screen Gems/ABC show.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
History of hurricane names A tall, stammering meteorologist arrived at the 19th-century lecture hall with his papers falling around him.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 2025
Over hard hip-hop beats and snarling guitar distortion, Gordon stammered about daily banalities, reframing modern life as a psychological war zone.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 10 July 2025
Sherman portrayed the youngest of three brothers, the shy, stammering logger Jeremy Bolt, on the 1968-70 Screen Gems/ABC show.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
History of hurricane names A tall, stammering meteorologist arrived at the 19th-century lecture hall with his papers falling around him.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 2025
Over hard hip-hop beats and snarling guitar distortion, Gordon stammered about daily banalities, reframing modern life as a psychological war zone.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for stammer
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“Stammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stammer. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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stammer
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of stammering
2
: the habitual tendency to stammer
a severe stammer
: stammering sense 2
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