stammer
Example Sentences
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Now, Gellar has made a more ceremonious return, albeit with a frustrating stop-and-start stammer.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Jessie Stride, another contestant on this series of The Traitors, has a stammer and spoke on the show about struggling to pronounce her own name.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Ahead of entering the game, Jessie said having a stammer has helped her be "an authentic person" because she cannot hide it.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Jessie says she has received messages from others with a stammer who have said the representation has helped them feel seen.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Word after word, verse after verse, she joined in, Mama who could not speak four words, singing the beautiful lines without a stammer.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.