stammered; stammering
ˈsta-mə-riŋ 
ˈstam-riŋ
: to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
: to utter with involuntary stops or repetitions
stammer
noun
Examples of stammer in a Sentence
“I d-don't know what you're talking about!” she stammered.
He stammered an excuse and fled.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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
The stammering old man is trying to be a Tamburlaine.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Thiel stared ahead blankly and began stammering, as if his brain were buffering.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for stammer
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“Stammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stammer. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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stammer
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of stammering
2
: the habitual tendency to stammer
a severe stammer
: stammering sense 2
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