stammer

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Recent Examples of stammer 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 The Amateur, based on Robert Littell’s 1981 novel (and in theaters Friday), calls for the type of nerd who exists only in the movies — the kind who looks like a quarterback who has been put in a pair of glasses and told to stammer on occasion. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stammer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stammer
stutter
Verb
  • My connection often improved a few minutes later, but those drops could result in stuttering in games, hitches in streaming, and slow file downloads.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are at least some promising signs on the field, despite a stuttering start results wise, the ongoing transfer issues, and one lingering saga.
    James Nalton, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Stammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stammer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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