stammer

Hansen would then make a dramatic entrance and interrogate the men, who would often stammer and bumble through the encounter before leaving.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Now, Gellar has made a more ceremonious return, albeit with a frustrating stop-and-start stammer.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

The 28-year-old tells BBC Newsbeat she is "on a high" after being the first contestant to have a stammer.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

After an intentionally pregnant pause, Robyn’s vocal is chopped and edited into a confused stammer before she resumes the song’s mantra: “I-I-I, I like to go out, wear something nice and push!”

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

My face flushed with embarrassment, but I couldn’t seem to stammer out an apology.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“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

"I've had lots of people with stammers reach out, which is just really nice," says Jessie.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 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

"I'm—I'm—" Claudine stammers out, a deep blush climbing through her entire body.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The clip featured influencer Jessie Yendle struggling to pronounce a sound as she stammered, before the repetition transitioned into the start of a popular TikTok dance track playing over footage of striker Serhou Guirassy.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

I stammered inane commentary as my eyes tried to refocus.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

Often speaking in Tajik through a translator, he answered questions about his biography quietly and stammered, according to Mediazona.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024

Then, after he thanked his family, his co-workers, and HBO, the internet’s favorite bachelor daddy stammered, “I’m going to have a panic attack and I’m going to leave.”

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2024

“Wait, I can’t do this,” I stammered as Meir tied off the final knot.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Smith, as you might expect, was confused by this line of questioning, stammering that he didn’t recall attending any Hawks games.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

After one of his sketches, the actual Sid Caesar might ever so briefly, in a stammering voice, appear before a commercial break to say: “We’ll be right back.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

The humanity Stamp imbued in the tragic, stammering naval vessel crewman established Stamp as a talent to watch — with a Golden Globe Award for best male newcomer to prove it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025

That can include difficulties with learning new words, understanding non-verbal cues or stammering during speech.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025

I sat stunned, hand still reaching toward the pillow where the envelope had been, stammering, “I... I mean ... I wasn’t...”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot