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 local housing market, particularly for condos, is stuttering.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Despite there being reports of the offense stuttering during training camp, there is a lot of excitement regarding this team's offense.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Navigating menus in both the main interface and most apps feels generally responsive, but occasionally seems to stutter a bit.
—PC Magazine, 15 July 2025
Earlier this year, researchers in the United Kingdom showed that stimulating the brain with mild direct currents helped people stop stuttering.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2018
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Despite there being reports of the offense stuttering during training camp, there is a lot of excitement regarding this team's offense.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Navigating menus in both the main interface and most apps feels generally responsive, but occasionally seems to stutter a bit.
—PC Magazine, 15 July 2025
Earlier this year, researchers in the United Kingdom showed that stimulating the brain with mild direct currents helped people stop stuttering.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2018
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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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History of hurricane names A tall, stammering meteorologist arrived at the 19th-century lecture hall with his papers falling around him.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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From the first moment, the vibe is off, as Brady looks earnestly at Rooney, the England legend mumbles and gives vague answers.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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During the video, the person can be heard mumbling and breathing heavily.—
Claudia Lauer,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At one point, the same officer shouted at Ellis not to move.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Then, Suarez moved to another part of the field, where he is seen shouting, stepping on the foot of Sounders head of security Gene Ramirez and spitting on him.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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For subscribers, that makes now the perfect time to catch up on the horror film that had audiences shrieking, laughing and running to Reddit to compare notes.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But Shea is still the ultimate image of fan hysteria — a massive swarm of Beatlemaniacs gathered together for a night of communal rapture, bonded in music, shrieking their lungs and brains out.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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Stanford’s passing game has continued to sputter in the first season under general manager Andrew Luck.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Without him, the Chiefs sputtered on offense to start the game, but Herbert and the Chargers were locked in from kickoff.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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