stammer
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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
"I feel like having a stammer makes you a good listener and it kind of helps me to be able to just watch a little bit more," she says.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 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
Her expression lay somewhere between anger and disappointment but settled into a familiar look of annoyance as Ophie began to stammer out an excuse.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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
"I'm—I'm—" Claudine stammers out, a deep blush climbing through her entire body.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
“I don’t think the American people are watching and thinking any of these people won,” Watters stammered out.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 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
Shorett stammered, saying “I’m sorry, yes. I’m sorry. I’m sorry, that should not have happened, and I don’t know how it did.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
"He stammered and asked us not to misinterpret his intentions," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2023
“Wait, I can’t do this,” I stammered as Meir tied off the final knot.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Frazier’s natural skill as an “Entertainment Tonight” host helped smooth the transitions to Malkin’s stammering and distracting voice, but their worthless gushing detracted from the moment.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
After one of his sketches, the actual Sid Caesar might ever so briefly, in a stammering voice, appear before a commercial break to say: “We’ll be right back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
The humanity Stamp imbued in the tragic, stammering naval vessel crewman established Stamp as a talent to watch — with a Golden Globe Award for best male newcomer to prove it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
That can include difficulties with learning new words, understanding non-verbal cues or stammering during speech.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
I didn't want to dent the morning's shine by stammering, so I tried to slip by Mr. Castle without being seen.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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