- present participle of stutter.
stuttering
Example Sentences
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Hampshire won six of their opening seven South Group games to put themselves in the driving seat for top spot, before stuttering with three defeats from five to end the group phase.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"This stuttering penalty seems to be the one. The goalkeepers seem to have got a march on it now," said Ian Wright on ITV.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
“Don’t go...in there,” I started, winded to the point of stuttering.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
