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stammered

verb as in stutter in speech

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Example Sentences

He stammered, and read and wrote a lot of poetry (mostly in secret), an avocation he changed to photography for the novel.

He looked out on the empty theater and desperately stammered.

She stammered something about a white rabbit that had been caught in the house, and asked what should be done with it.

I stammered that I was sorry, but there was little else I could do to help.

Instead, he stammered, "I mean I would let him explain, you know, the reasoning behind each one of those."

"I did not mean to speak unkindly, Michael," he stammered with a view to apologize.

"Well—er—if you're friends o' the family mebbe that alters the—er—the case," he stammered.

I am sorry, sir, stammered Oliver, confused by the strange mans wild look.

Prince Boris stammered something, but the cruel light of triumph in his eyes belied his words.

Whywhy about as usual, Mrs. Prentice, stammered Jess, who was much puzzled as to why the lady should want her to take this ride.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stammered, such as: sputter, wobble, hesitate, repeat, halt, and hammer.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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