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 Since a stuttering start with a draw against Cape Verde, Spain have looked the most complete, most cohesive team at this tournament. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026 What worked fine at home suddenly stutters and stalls on the road. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 Hardly ten more minutes had passed before Dembélé scored again—this time, cutting inside and stuttering his dribble and then, having befuddled the defense, rolling the ball right past it into an open corner of the goal. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 Stock gains themselves have also shown signs of stuttering after a nearly unprecedented run of gains in April and May. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 25 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

The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Later that day, Rowley was drenched in sweat, rocking back and forth and mumbling incoherently as the poison – later identified as Novichok, a Russian nerve agent – took hold of him, too.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of mumble

Verb

Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants’ belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Being Chicago’s hometown airline — and shouting about it a lot — affords United Airlines certain privileges.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

The other customers cowered in the corners, while crowds formed at the windows outside, shrieking and recording the scene on their phones.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Kids are shrieking through their favorite splash pads, faces sticky with Bomb Pop juice and joy.

— Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026

Definition of shriek

Verb

On their way to shore, the tender begins to sputter and smoke.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
Yet domestic investments, including in the Mountain Pass mine in California, continued to sputter because of scarce profits, price volatility, and technological challenges.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026