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
Might I enquire if her mother had won a confession from her, if she had stammered out her secret?
From Louisa Pallant by Henry James
"Why, I'm just 'Billie,' I suppose," she had stammered.
From The Fifth Ace by George W. Gage
When Sampson had stammered his way through this story, the boys agreed to meet for the winter in Tom Miller's house.
From Queer Stories for Boys and Girls by Edward Eggleston
