stammer
verb (used without object)
to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds.
stammers
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pluralof stammer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof stammer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
stammerverb (used without object)to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds.
Example Sentences
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“So I’m trying to like, I don’t know. Somebody who works out all the time and has a different type of, I don’t know,” he stammers.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
As someone who stammers occasionally, she found it less intimidating than a human.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Britt stammers in response: “I don’t always—you know, yes, I cook Sunday nights for dinner, but I was about to say, I don’t always crush it.”
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
“I know what it means to be cold and hungry,” Hackman stammers as his Harold the blind man ushers Peter Boyle’s monster into his shack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
Matt realizes that they have tricked him again and the laugh-ter makes him mad and when he gets mad he stammers.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
