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stammer

[stam-er] / ˈstæm ər /


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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

The 28-year-old tells BBC Newsbeat she is "on a high" after being the first contestant to have a stammer.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 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

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

I am terrified, especially at the beginning, of being recognized by some friendly business owner or erstwhile neighbor and having to stammer out some explanation of my project.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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