as in to stutter
to speak with many pauses and repetitions
He stammers when he's nervous.
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Recent Examples of stammer
History of hurricane names A tall, stammering meteorologist arrived at the 19th-century lecture hall with his papers falling around him.
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 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
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
Joe stammers a non-answer because his prose has turned more erotic than thriller thanks to his growing obsession with her.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 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
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
Joe stammers a non-answer because his prose has turned more erotic than thriller thanks to his growing obsession with her.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stammer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stammer
stutter
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His goal against Brentford typified this transformation, carving out a chance by brute force to drag a stuttering City performance over the line.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Lions fall to 4-2 with the defeat while the Chiefs continue to correct their stuttering start to the year by improving to 3-3.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Stammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stammer. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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