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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

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

I stopped to take a breath because I knew I would stutter even more if I didn’t.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

His approval rating is falling as his free-market overhaul stutters ahead of a difficult election next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

My heart stops, then stutters and pumps again.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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

The France captain stuttered in his run up, looked up at goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, and saw his tame penalty easily saved.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

“You-you-you—!” she stuttered as she tried desperately to open the door handle, but her fingers were so rusted together she gave up trying and leaned out the open window.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

Tech firms rallied Tuesday following a healthy run-up on Wall Street as traders welcomed AI titan Anthropic's IPO filing that revived optimism over the sector after stuttering in the second half of the year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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

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

When I was dating my wife, Lilach, I told her that stuttering is hereditary and that she might have children who stutter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

He wasn’t compelled to offer stuttering apologies for trespassing or to make a hasty, panicked retreat in the heroic fashion of his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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