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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
PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for stuttering
Verb
My connection often improved a few minutes later, but those drops could result in stuttering in games, hitches in streaming, and slow file downloads.
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Adjective
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The climate alarm machine—powered by the twin engines of moral panic and groupthink homogeneity—is sputtering.—
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Flat out, when the Bills’ offense was sputtering, the defense stole the game right from the Steelers’ grasp.—
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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.—
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Naturally, the post attracted over 16,000 comments of women drooling over him.—
Adjective
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At the same time, public information about vaccination rates is faltering.—
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California’s growth in jobs and economic activity is faltering because Sacramento politicians have been driving away businesses, families, and wealth for years.—
Verb
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The girl was found on the floor mumbling and spitting up blood, according to the warrant affidavit.—
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Tomorrow morning, New Yorkers across the five boroughs will be nursing their hangovers, mumbling bacon, egg, and cheese orders—and welcoming a new mayor.—
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By the time the group made it into the hallway, Fleeger and Freeman's wife, Joanna, were shouting at each other.—
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Her social media posts hyping Cincinnati and under-the-radar cities last summer went viral with over 1 million views on Instagram and Tiktok, prompting thousands of comments shouting out other secondary cities worth a visit.—
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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!—
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The stammering old man is trying to be a Tamburlaine.—
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This seems to me as offensive to rationality as a saint shrieking into the air.—
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Meanwhile below, Frank chases Havlock through the dam’s tunnels on a snowmobile, the machine shrieking against concrete.—
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Major oil companies remain hesitant about Venezuela investments due to political instability, past expropriations and uncertainty over contract protections and guarantees.—
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The Pitt gives us lots of reasons to be hesitant about trusting Al-Hashimi.—
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“Stuttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuttering. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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