STAMMERER 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.

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Recent Examples of stammer The stammering old man is trying to be a Tamburlaine. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Thiel stared ahead blankly and began stammering, as if his brain were buffering. —

Christian Schneider, National Review, 10 July 2025 History of hurricane names A tall, stammering meteorologist arrived at the 19th-century lecture hall with his papers falling around him. —

Tom Brown, Space.com, 29 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for stammer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stammer

stutter

Verb

Europe will make an effort—stuttering maybe—to stand on its own two feet.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Athletes like Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and George Springer have been open about stuttering issues in the past.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026