STUTTER Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

stutter

verb

Definition of stutter

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 During his playing days and after, John made an effort to embrace nonprofit organizations that helped young children who stutter. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Strikes between the United States and Iran have been ongoing after a stuttering ceasefire. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2026 The track — with its croaking guitar, cymbal smashes, and stuttering vocals — sounds nothing like Brat’s gleaming, clubby gems (or the bouncy pop-punk of her 2014 LP Sucker, for that matter). — Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026 What worked fine at home suddenly stutters and stalls on the road. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stutter

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter

Verb

After all, some in the party are still smarting about the 2008 presidential primary and more than a few are still stammering about the 2016 one.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Definition of stammer

Verb

Mix these finds into your work wardrobe or your off-duty ensembles—they’re versatile enough to do it all, and the festive palette is worth drooling over.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
There was one of Melissa Gorga’s sprinkle cookies ground into the carpet, and there was Kelsey Swanson, passed out under the piano and drooling on the parquet.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of drool

Verb

My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
After one take — which is usually not worth the celluloid it’s printed on, as the crew and the artists find their feet — Axl mumbled something about being freaked out and disappeared back into the depths of the building.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of mumble

Verb

The interiors, meanwhile, never shout but still seem to wow with luxe Mediterranean touches and tasteful art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

On the lawn, a mechanical bull bounced shrieking children into the air.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
The addition of the electric guitar, drums and Jack White’s shrieking vocals transformed it into a rock song, while also keeping its signature folksiness.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shriek

Verb

Instead, the ensuing spree sputters from one encounter to the next, leaving you with a choppy number that should go bigger and end sooner.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Buffalo’s power play continued to sputter, going 0 for 2 and dropping to 0 for 10 to open the season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026