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as in stammering
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 stuttering
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Across 12 tracks, KAYTRANADA forgoes any and all features and allows his textured, stuttering sound flow in and out of grooves, vibes and feelings, making for a stunningly cohesive dance album that’s guaranteed to keep you dancing for all of its 35 minutes.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
The local housing market, particularly for condos, is stuttering.
—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
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Fellow disciple Shen Gongbao, a stuttering leopard turned immortal, was upset that he had been passed over for the opportunity and orchestrated a switcheroo.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Across 12 tracks, KAYTRANADA forgoes any and all features and allows his textured, stuttering sound flow in and out of grooves, vibes and feelings, making for a stunningly cohesive dance album that’s guaranteed to keep you dancing for all of its 35 minutes.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
The local housing market, particularly for condos, is stuttering.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuttering
Adjective
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On the Dodgers’ side of things, Roberts has already made some tweaks to his sputtering lineup.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Out of the ashes of a sputtering career as a music journalist came this new path as a screenwriter.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CWD can take months to years for symptoms to appear, which could include drastic weight loss, stumbling or lack of coordination, drooling and listlessness.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Naturally, the post attracted over 16,000 comments of women drooling over him.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The defense is faltering, the offensive line is a mess, and no one knows what McCarthy is going to do.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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Lebanon’s faltering banking system.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After whispering and mumbling my way through the ceremony, I was handed the scroll.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Of all the sins that might damn your soul for eternity, mumbling is probably pretty far down the list.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The move seemed to surprise Fallon, who naturally tried to quell her tears by shouting at her.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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As the speeches began, chaos consumed the day as air horns were blasted, pages from pornographic magazines thrown down from the balconies and white mice released on to the floor, before the ‘nun’ started dancing up and down the aisles shouting comic profanity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Even characters like Lauren Domingue — sweet, stammering, fearful Lauren, who is not boring, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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The stammering old man is trying to be a Tamburlaine.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The television studio serves as the Colosseum, with a live audience whipped into a frenzy and shrieking for blood while following the action on a jumbo screen.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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When Carol directs her shrieking rage directly into Zosia’s face, all of We feels it, the entirety of the human race falling to the ground with seizures.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Republicans are hesitant to quit the procedure because Democrats could retake the Senate majority in future elections, and that would give them a bill-passing advantage.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Haro-Ramos co-authored a study published in 2024 that found many Latinos were hesitant to get vaccinated because of fears about their immigration status, and that experiencing health discrimination like care denials or delays increased their vaccine hesitancy.—
Phillip Reese,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Stuttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuttering. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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