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.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stutter
Even if Newcastle have stuttered against mid-to-lower-table sides throughout the campaign, often reserving their best performances for elite teams, Howe recognises there is a huge opportunity ahead to return to the Champions League.
—
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Most children start stuttering between the ages of 2 and 5 years old and that stuttering has proven to be genetically based.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
As the fusion reactions in its core began to stutter, the radiation pressure of the energy produced in those reactions began to drop off.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Later attempts in the same setting fared better, launching the game but throwing up a few moments of stuttering and artifacting.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for stutter
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Most children start stuttering between the ages of 2 and 5 years old and that stuttering has proven to be genetically based.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
As the fusion reactions in its core began to stutter, the radiation pressure of the energy produced in those reactions began to drop off.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Later attempts in the same setting fared better, launching the game but throwing up a few moments of stuttering and artifacting.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for stutter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter
Verb
-
The Amateur, based on Robert Littell’s 1981 novel (and in theaters Friday), calls for the type of nerd who exists only in the movies — the kind who looks like a quarterback who has been put in a pair of glasses and told to stammer on occasion.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
-
The paramedics stammered, thinking they were being scolded for being too close.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Fair to say that the Ichiban has already accomplished its primary objective of getting moto nerds to drool over it on their phone screens – even though there is little likelihood that it will be built as it is envisioned.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2025
-
Pay attention for signs of distress: panting, drooling, a high heart rate, dry nose, lethargy, or even vomiting, staggering or seizures.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Hutchinson had no last statement but appeared to be mumbling to himself as the procedure started just before 8 p.m.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
-
Nick asks him some questions, but the barely-conscious man only mumbles something about his dog.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
In video shared by The Associated Press, Grassley faces a room of Iowans who are at times shouting in disagreement about some of the Trump administration's policies.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
-
Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Dawn fights off the ghost, bleeding and shrieking into the void, pouring her heart into the battle.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
-
Ozturk shrieked in fear as the officers — some of whom wore sunglasses — then covered their noses and mouths.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
But reality bit by mid-2021, when the Fed began signaling tapering while Europe’s recovery sputtered.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
-
April 26, 2025 The Chargers used the draft to add firepower to an offense that sputtered last season.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Stutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share