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 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.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The paramedics stammered, thinking they were being scolded for being too close.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
After stammering for a moment, Boone raised his hands.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
Louis storms off after these revelations, and Armand, furious and terrified, follows him out of the room, stammering excuses.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The paramedics stammered, thinking they were being scolded for being too close.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
After stammering for a moment, Boone raised his hands.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
Louis storms off after these revelations, and Armand, furious and terrified, follows him out of the room, stammering excuses.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stammer
stutter
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However, natural language processing is not yet perfect in factoring voice tone, slang, accents, pauses or stuttering into the interviewing equation.—
Matthew Corbett,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The night raises awareness and funding for children who stutter and was founded by Taro Alexander in 2001.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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“Stammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stammer. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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