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to speak with many pauses and repetitions
  • He stammers when he's nervous.

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The first known use of stammer was before the 12th century

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“Stammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stammer. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.

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