STAMMER Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

stammer

verb

Definition of stammer next

as in to stutter

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

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of stammer 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 Valentina tells Carol, who then stammers over her own words. —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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 See All Example Sentences for stammer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stammer

stutter

Verb

Hardly ten more minutes had passed before Dembélé scored again—this time, cutting inside and stuttering his dribble and then, having befuddled the defense, rolling the ball right past it into an open corner of the goal.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Stock gains themselves have also shown signs of stuttering after a nearly unprecedented run of gains in April and May.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 25 June 2026