as in to stammer
to speak with many involuntary pauses and repetitions
I used to stutter when I was a child. She stutters when she gets excited.
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Recent Examples of stutter
The night raises awareness and funding for children who stutter and was founded by Taro Alexander in 2001.
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Alex Ross, People.com, 3 June 2025
If your games are loading slowly or your frame rates keep stuttering, don’t blame your PC just yet.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 June 2025
Iranian talks with the United States to resolve the nuclear dispute have stuttered this year.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 15 June 2025
South Korea’s economy has stuttered in recent months, with rising costs of living and lower consumption.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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Alex Ross, People.com, 3 June 2025
If your games are loading slowly or your frame rates keep stuttering, don’t blame your PC just yet.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 June 2025
Iranian talks with the United States to resolve the nuclear dispute have stuttered this year.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 15 June 2025
South Korea’s economy has stuttered in recent months, with rising costs of living and lower consumption.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter
Verb
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Thiel stared ahead blankly and began stammering, as if his brain were buffering.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
10 July 2025
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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
Verb
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Alice killing Jane gets its own paragraph: After awkwardly running like Taylor Swift in that treadmill commercial, Alice hops over Jane, grabs her by the throat, and feeds her to a drooling wolf.—
Wolfgang Ruth,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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Symptoms may include excessive panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, drooling, vomiting, or confusion.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Some mumble that a guy named McKinley tried it in 1890.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Sarah mumbles some nonsense and changes the subject.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Thelma was the only one who kept rushing forward, shouting, Harold is shot!—
Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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After beating Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in a 1-on-1 drill to start Tuesday’s joint practice, Mitchell shouted in the direction of several media members who witnessed him make Wiggins look bad at the line of scrimmage.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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Travelers who like to keep busy might shriek at the thought of a five-star resort without a packed schedule of activities to keep them occupied from dawn till sunset, but that's precisely the point.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Aug. 2025
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At dark the wind shrieked across the Alsek River at about 50 knots, slamming the heavy rain horizontally.—
Jim Rearden,
Outdoor Life,
23 July 2025
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With four 1,000-yard rushing seasons in Pittsburgh, Harris is expected to bring an immediate boost to a Chargers running game that sputtered last season in offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s first year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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And while the Magic’s on-court product sputtered at times, the Magic’s business side thrived under Martins.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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“Stutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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