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stammer

[stam-er] / ˈstæm ər /


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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

The late Queen's speech to both houses of Congress in 1991 was the first because her father George VI in 1939 had refused to make a speech, worrying about how his stammer might be perceived.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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 has a stammer and in episode one said introducing herself was "one of the biggest tests ever".

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

I started to stammer something, but he cut me off with a laugh.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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

In interviews, she openly admitted to feeling inadequate in her signature halting, circular stammers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

“I … I … I can’t ….go to work,” one stammers in German.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024

“Umm, well,” Molly stammers, beginning to wonder the same thing, “I rang the buzzer a few times and then I just let myself in.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

“Well, we really need to look at that,” Bass stammered before asking Raman if she was “getting ready to resign” from them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

“Tim, I'm focused on the future,” Vance stammered before an ineffective attempt to deflect.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2024

“I have not got one...I have just come for it,” I stammered.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

Frazier’s natural skill as an “Entertainment Tonight” host helped smooth the transitions to Malkin’s stammering and distracting voice, but their worthless gushing detracted from the moment.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 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

Meanwhile, the resentful girl struggles to label Tim’s role, stammering to Jamie that she lives with, “my partner, my Tim, my boy-partner Tim.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025

“The trousers—” he began, but there was no time to say more and he stopped short, confused and stammering.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya


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