mammer
American
[mam-er]
/ ˈmæm ər /
verb (used without object)
British Dialect.
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to stammer or mutter.
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to hesitate; be undecided; waver in determination.
Etymology
Origin of mammer
First recorded in 1350–1400, mammer is from the Middle English word mamere. See mumble, -er 6
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