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 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 The real estate market, and all the jobs wound up in it, would stutter. — The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Still, the many other actors involved—Israel, Hezbollah and others—means that there is a good chance that the deal will prove fragile, stuttering and maybe even falling apart. — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stutter

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter

Verb

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
Hansen would then make a dramatic entrance and interrogate the men, who would often stammer and bumble through the encounter before leaving.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

Definition of stammer

Verb

Some of the signs of overheating include heavy panting or drooling, a rapid pulse, bright red gums or tongue, labored breathing, difficulty standing, vomiting or diarrhea and a fever.

— Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Typically, the consequence of a sunny Open Championship is firm and fast playing conditions that make golf fans drool.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of drool

Verb

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
Next up, maybe lawmakers can do something about overly soft, mumbling dialogue preceded by deafening explosions.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of mumble

Verb

The staff member leading the group says the man cussed at them, shouted derogatory names and continued to reference guns.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The Storm put out an apology after a team co-owner allegedly shouted insults at the girls during the game.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 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

The redshirt junior signal caller sputtered to start the first half of 2025, but by November, Manning was one of the best quarterbacks in the country and should carry that over into this year.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
With fighting flaring again and diplomacy appearing to sputter, both sides made moves suggesting an escalation was possible.

— Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026