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stutter

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


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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

The actor also lived with a stutter, later advocating the cause as a spokesperson for the Stuttering Foundation of America.

From BBC Mar. 21, 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

A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making the candles in the pumpkins stutter.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

When China’s economy stutters, one major consumer class keeps spending: the country’s older households.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

England have overcome some stutters with the bat during the tournament, notably against weaker opponents Bangladesh and Pakistan, but have also shown improvement under pressure by edging past co-hosts India in a four-run thriller.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2025

When their relationship stutters at the 10-year mark, can they find their way to a new form of happiness?

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2025

Steadying Kelvin, she stutters, “He won’t carry his inhaler. I warned him. ‘Air’s clean.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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

Chasing 189 to win, England stuttered to 150-8 as questions remain around their batting line-up before the tournament begins in June.

From BBC May 28, 2026

Inej glimpsed peacock feathers in the parlor, and her heart stuttered.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Bangladesh's new government has sought greater Chinese investments and partnership to revive a stuttering economy, even as it attempts to re-balance ties with neighbouring India.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

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

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

When she was 6 or 7, Blunt started stuttering, a hereditary disorder that runs in her family.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

“Don’t go...in there,” I started, winded to the point of stuttering.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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