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- adjective Of
speech , that sounds irregular or halting. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stammer .
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Examples
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When he recalled his stammered confession of love his face still tingled under her cool bright stare.
His Father's Son 1909
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When he recalled his stammered confession of love his face still tingled under her cool bright stare.
His Father's Son 1909
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When he recalled his stammered confession of love his face still tingled under her cool bright stare.
Tales of Men and Ghosts Edith Wharton 1899
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He avoided meeting my eyes and kind of stammered, "not ... right now ..."
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He avoided meeting my eyes and kind of stammered, "not ... right now ..."
Archive 2009-03-01 Megan 2009
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"Yes, sir," stammered "Posty," flushing as red as the band on his hat.
The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder Nellie L. McClung 1912
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Lauren kind of stammered so Dave told a story about how he realized that while he thought everyone around him might be crazy he came to the conclusion it might be him.
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He stammered and said, I'm frightened, but we can't sit in New York while our compatriots need us.
My Old Friend Liu Xiaobo Bei Ling 2010
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Paladino essentially lived up to that measure, as he stammered through a bitter and angry speech, railing against his political opponents and critics in the media.
Carl Paladino Gives A Very Paladino Concession Speech Jonah Green 2010
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Paladino essentially lived up to that measure, as he stammered through a bitter and angry speech, railing against his political opponents and critics in the media.
Carl Paladino Gives A Very Paladino Concession Speech Jonah Green 2010
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