as in stammered
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 stuttered
But the team stuttered against the Philadelphia Eagles and then against the Atlanta Falcons in weeks 3 and 4.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuttered
Verb
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Rafe Nielsen from Browning was sitting next to me and mumbled something about not missing.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
18 Dec. 2025
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My speech was slurred and mumbled.—
Tom Ward,
Outside,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The trucks were mounted with heavy machine guns and were moving in convoys with weapons firing into the darkness as armed men shouted commands.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In his short speech Ralph shouted out the many activists in the book — young then, veteranos now — who were in the audience.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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And when the offense sputtered around midseason, there was little incentive to treat Prescott like a Pro Bowler, at least until the Cowboys’ last gasp at success in December.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The 49ers instead sputtered to a 13-3 defeat at the hands of the Seahawks, who finished the year 14-3.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Our lives and bodies conversed and chattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Clancy then walked in from behind the stage, carrying a bouquet of flowers as the students chattered.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Stuttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuttered. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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