stammered
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The clip showed 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. 24, 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
Darius nodded and bowed again, this time to Mo. “These—these are all stories with treasure in them,” he stammered.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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