Synonyms of stammer

stammer

verb

as in to stutter

to speak with many pauses and repetitions

He stammers when he's nervous.

Related Words

• stutter
• mumble
• shout
• sputter
• gibber
• babble
• gabble
• chat
• chatter
• prattle
• mutter
• jabber
• prate
• gab
• blabber
• bumble
• patter
• jaw
• shriek
• drool
• blither
• blather
• drivel
• troll
• murmur
• mouth
• smatter
• yak
• rattle
• bleat
• jangle
• run on
• screech
• chunter
• tittle-tattle
• maunder

Dissimilar Words

• pronounce
• articulate
• enunciate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stammer

After the awkward, stammering meet-cute, the string of joyful dates, the picturesque proposal, this perfect little love story takes a turn. — Meg Walters, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2026

This leads to Gregory asking about Lord Anderson, but before Violet has even stammered her way through two words, Benedict whips in like a bat outta hell. — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026

The fountain stammers and falls, motion-activated, playing to the crowd. — Karl Kirchwey, The New York Review of Books, 13 Nov. 2025

Probst glides through his dialogue for the day in a single take, without stopping or even stammering. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019