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

Jessie Stride, another contestant on this series of The Traitors, has a stammer and spoke on the show about struggling to pronounce her own name.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Joe Dilling, a physiotherapy technical instructor from St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, has had a stammer since he was six-years-old.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

I tumbled down into reality, hot-handed and self-conscious, with my face aflame, and began to stammer my apologies.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

"Your Highness, I hope I have done nothing to offend you, but if I have, my sincerest apologies," Astrid stammers out.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

“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

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

“I-I’m not really dressed for fishing,” I stammered.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

Do you enjoy squirming and stammering while Mr. Oldman gives you grief?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025

Patria had come in, acting very nervous, stammering about those boxes being full of new tools.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez