stammering 1 of 2

present participle of stammer

stammering

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stammering
Adjective
  • This limited series will have you a little more hesitant to book your next national park trip.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 July 2025
  • Florida dominates the list of America’s most distressed housing markets, facing a toxic cocktail of oversupply, climate risk, and rising insurance premiums that have made even enthusiastic buyers hesitant to commit.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • The speech is slightly halting, spoken one word a time.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 30 June 2025
  • Over that same 50 years of executive pushing, pushing, pushing, the partisan primary system was coming into full force after a halting initial implementation.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • As pompous actor Garry, Nehal Joshi aces the tough task of making his character’s halting, inarticulate speech sound authentic.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • My hands move around everywhere, my rhythm is very fast and inarticulate and often a bit wishy-washy.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 July 2024
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“Stammering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stammering. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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