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stutter

[stuht-er] / ˈstʌt ər /
VERB
speak haltingly
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Antonyms
STRONG


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It's nothing new - John Aldridge, Mexico legend Hugo Sanchez and Pele all used the stutter to gain an advantage - but it can backfire spectacularly if the goalkeeper doesn't commit to diving early.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

She didn’t hesitate and said words I will never forget: “I’m not worried. If our children stutter, they will have the best role model in the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

The audio has a distinctly early-2000s quality to it, reminiscent of the days when incoming calls caused nearby speakers to violently stutter.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

As major U.S. stock indexes buckle and stutter, many advisors are turning their attention to moves that can help shave back tax bills for 2026 or in future years.

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

Sahil beamed at me, and it made my traitorous heart stutter.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

—European equities were mixed in early trade as a rally in technology stocks stutters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Russia's economy grew by one percent in 2025, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, marking a much slower expansion compared to the 2024 figure as it stutters under the burden of the Ukraine war.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

The game played well too, with no visible stutters or freezes - though this is surely to be expected for something that doesn't have the same graphical demands as modern titles.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

Her first interviewee stutters, “Uh, heaven, heaven is, uh, um, let me see.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2025

I tried to speak, but all that came out was little stutters.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Micron stock has stuttered in recent weeks but Mizuho's Vijay Rakesh is confident it will only be a blip.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

My line stuttered forward and flopped onto the water with all the stealth of a cannonball.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

I have stuttered as long as I have been speaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Oil prices extended gains Wednesday as Middle East peace talks stuttered, though stocks mostly rose on the back of continued demand for all things linked to artificial intelligence.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Older women in rayon dresses and thick stockings stuttered in their steps when they noticed me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The outflows have come as Chinese policymakers have struggled to sustain a post-pandemic economic revival, with annual growth slowing, consumption stuttering and property sector debt mounting.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Built around a stuttering, jazzy chord progression, Stand On It was one of the standouts on KWN's debut EP, With All Due Respect, released last June.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Kane, who now has a remarkable 81 goals in 115 internationals, saw an odd stuttering penalty saved - but won a reprieve when it was adjudged keeper Livakovic had strayed off his line.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

SoftBank shares have declined by more than a fifth in the last five trading sessions as speculation about its difficulty in raising a loan coincides with some stuttering in the overall narrative forAI-related technology stocks.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

And she keeps walking, and I’m not at all sure what she meant by this, but it leaves my heart stuttering.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender




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