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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter
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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
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The paramedics stammered, thinking they were being scolded for being too close.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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There’s a reason scouts once drooled over Williams’ potential.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms from scorpion stings — such as burning at the sting site, drooling.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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The mumbling girl is ill and must be taken to hospital, where her mother whimpers prayers over her.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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After exiting the ride, Christopher Hawley walked haltingly, held onto a handrail for support and mumbled that his head hurt, according to the lawsuit.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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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
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As soon as the actress shrieked to indicate that something was amiss, her costar, Justin Theroux, jumped up and stood behind her to begin fixing the garment.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition, revenue sputtered in the first year of the program as property owners either sold off homes in the days before the tax took effect or found loopholes to avoid paying it.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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But now that consumer engine may be sputtering a bit.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Stutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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