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stutter

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


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MacCallum pressed him on campaign finance and high-profile donors, and El-Sayed did not stutter or retreat.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

His nephew Griffin Bremner said he felt the plane stutter and the propellers slow down, then his uncle turned to him and said, “Griffin, we’re cooked!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

There is no strict definition of a stutter, but under Fifa rules, a player is allowed to stop or feint during the run-up as long as they don't do it directly before kicking the ball.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

The ball came to me and I put a head fake on Nick, did a stutter step, switched the ball to my left hand, and ran him toward the pick.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

—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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

As life in Spain and Portugal stutters back to normal, the big questions are not just what went wrong but how to prevent such a full-scale power failure from happening again.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

“W-w-we tr-trusted you with F-F-Ford. Y-y-you left the ap-apartments,” Sam stutters.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

Asian stocks stuttered Wednesday as investors fought to claw back the previous day's steep tech losses, with focus turning to US inflation data and upcoming earnings from key AI-linked firms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

I stuttered as a child, so getting me into social situations was hard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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

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

I stuttered and gripped hard at some fresh croton leaves, pulling them off, watching the viscous liquid drip from their stalks.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Hampshire won six of their opening seven South Group games to put themselves in the driving seat for top spot, before stuttering with three defeats from five to end the group phase.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The group last month cut its outlook for the year, citing hotter competition in a Chinese market dogged by stuttering demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

Asian equities went into reverse Friday on continued worries about the AI trade after disappointing forecasts from chip titan Broadcom, while investors were also keeping a wary eye on stuttering Middle East peace efforts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

After that, he transforms back into the old Nino Carlitos, the simple, sweet, stuttering one who used to build toys for Jaimito and me.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau


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