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
The fountain stammers and falls, motion-activated, playing to the crowd.
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Karl Kirchwey, The New York Review of Books, 13 Nov. 2025
Valentina tells Carol, who then stammers over her own words.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The stammering old man is trying to be a Tamburlaine.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Probst glides through his dialogue for the day in a single take, without stopping or even stammering.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Karl Kirchwey, The New York Review of Books, 13 Nov. 2025
Valentina tells Carol, who then stammers over her own words.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The stammering old man is trying to be a Tamburlaine.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Probst glides through his dialogue for the day in a single take, without stopping or even stammering.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stammer
stutter
Verb
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Now, with oil price momentum showing signs of slowing amid stuttering peace negotiations, the quant models may now be cutting back on their exposures.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Spraying forehands, service yips and stuttering footwork ensue.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Stammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stammer. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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