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stutter

[stuht-er] / ˈstʌt ər /
VERB
speak haltingly
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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The audio has a distinctly early-2000s quality to it, reminiscent of the days when incoming calls caused nearby speakers to violently stutter.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

The actor also lived with a stutter, later advocating the cause as a spokesperson for the Stuttering Foundation of America.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

As major U.S. stock indexes buckle and stutter, many advisors are turning their attention to moves that can help shave back tax bills for 2026 or in future years.

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

Looking back, the stutter seemed to have been psychosomatic.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

“Yes. Yes, it is,” I stutter and jump down the stone path, hoping to escape before it becomes evident that I don’t know much about Crystal.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

—European equities were mixed in early trade as a rally in technology stocks stutters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

When China’s economy stutters, one major consumer class keeps spending: the country’s older households.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

England have overcome some stutters with the bat during the tournament, notably against weaker opponents Bangladesh and Pakistan, but have also shown improvement under pressure by edging past co-hosts India in a four-run thriller.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2025

Her first interviewee stutters, “Uh, heaven, heaven is, uh, um, let me see.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2025

“W-w-we tr-trusted you with F-F-Ford. Y-y-you left the ap-apartments,” Sam stutters.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

I stuttered as a child, so getting me into social situations was hard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

I have stuttered as long as I have been speaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Oil prices extended gains Wednesday as Middle East peace talks stuttered, though stocks mostly rose on the back of continued demand for all things linked to artificial intelligence.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Chasing 189 to win, England stuttered to 150-8 as questions remain around their batting line-up before the tournament begins in June.

From BBC May 28, 2026

He stuttered a bit, and his friend pulled him away.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Built around a stuttering, jazzy chord progression, Stand On It was one of the standouts on KWN's debut EP, With All Due Respect, released last June.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Kane, who now has a remarkable 81 goals in 115 internationals, saw an odd stuttering penalty saved - but won a reprieve when it was adjudged keeper Livakovic had strayed off his line.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

SoftBank shares have declined by more than a fifth in the last five trading sessions as speculation about its difficulty in raising a loan coincides with some stuttering in the overall narrative forAI-related technology stocks.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

Asian equities went into reverse Friday on continued worries about the AI trade after disappointing forecasts from chip titan Broadcom, while investors were also keeping a wary eye on stuttering Middle East peace efforts.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

A caterpillar does not become a butterfly in stuttering steps.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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