stammer
verb (used without object)
to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds.
had stammered
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past perfectof stammer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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All his life he had stammered, but on this occasion there was no trace of it.
From Time Magazine Archive
“But it’s your friend!” the boy had stammered defiantly.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
And so, through this singular mood, I came a little nearer to understand the unpure thing that had stammered out into expression through my sister's talent.
From The Damned by Algernon Blackwood
The poor old man could not see to read his speech, and after he had stammered half through it Lord Melbourne was obliged to hold a candle to him, and he read it over again.
From Lady John Russell by
In his effort not to reveal the secret motive of his ocean crossing, Frederick had stammered and stuttered and given some sort of a vague reply.
From Atlantis by Adele Szold Seltzer
