stammer
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The late Queen's speech to both houses of Congress in 1991 was the first because her father George VI in 1939 had refused to make a speech, worrying about how his stammer might be perceived.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Now, Gellar has made a more ceremonious return, albeit with a frustrating stop-and-start stammer.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
For people like Hayley Rawlings, from Newport, who has had a stammer since she was four, this is a familiar feeling.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
After an intentionally pregnant pause, Robyn’s vocal is chopped and edited into a confused stammer before she resumes the song’s mantra: “I-I-I, I like to go out, wear something nice and push!”
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
Before I can stammer apologies, she continues, voice pitched low.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing stammer
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