stammering
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I pride myself on being decisive, but at this moment I find myself stammering for an answer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
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
Offstage, he was a doddering, stammering dad shuffling around rooms bustling with yapping tiny dogs urinating everywhere.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025
That can include difficulties with learning new words, understanding non-verbal cues or stammering during speech.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
“It’s not...not. Nothing,” I said, stammering on my words like a stalling engine.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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