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
So was bassist Pino Palladino, late jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, keyboardist James Poyser, and Questlove’s stuttering percussion, inspired by secret weapon, Hip-hop production game-changer J Dilla.
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Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Characters on stage would struggle under the weight of scene-setting, or narration, storylines would stutter, feel clumsy or pleading.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
It's got 8GB RAM, which ensures multitasking never stutters, and its 13-inch Liquid Retina display is just exquisite to look at.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
This is stuttering, crashing and other issues, even on high-end hardware way above recommended specs, which is baffling some.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Characters on stage would struggle under the weight of scene-setting, or narration, storylines would stutter, feel clumsy or pleading.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
It's got 8GB RAM, which ensures multitasking never stutters, and its 13-inch Liquid Retina display is just exquisite to look at.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
This is stuttering, crashing and other issues, even on high-end hardware way above recommended specs, which is baffling some.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter
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Already the leaders of Europe are stammering out platitudes meant to avoid Trump’s wrath.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The fountain stammers and falls, motion-activated, playing to the crowd.—
Karl Kirchwey,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Nov. 2025
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The motionless people drooling on the sidewalk, the Waymos whooshing around with no one inside.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Lowe, who is 6-foot-4, is the type of physical specimen that makes scouts drool.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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One of the reporters said Bad Bunny often mumbled through the expletives or cut off the word entirely in the show.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Tilly shouted from the floor of the arena to her father, Ron, in the stands, several feet above, beaming down at history.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The 34-year-old Diggins, racing in her final season, collapsed to the ground, shouting in pain after finishing the freestyle race and adding to her gold, silver and bronze career medal tally.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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The shrieking young women are hilarious, as are their hairdos.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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The few cars that attempted to drive through the flood sputtered and died, bonnet-deep in swirling pondweed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ike, the reigning WCC player of the week, sputtered with his shot most of the night and had to score nine points over the final five minutes to keep his streak going.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Stutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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