stammered
past simple and past participle ofstammer
stammer
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈstæm.ər/us/ˈstæm.ɚ/tospeakor say something withunusualpausesorrepeatedsounds, either because ofspeechproblemsor because offearornervousness:
[+ speech]"Wh-when can we g-go?" she stammered.
Hedialled999and stammered(out)hisnameandaddress.
Compare
stutterverb(SPEAK)
bumble
- I stammered abitwhen I was aboy.
- She stammered anapologyandranout of theroom.
- Hestutteredand stammered about having abusyschedulethatweek.
Speech impediments
- disfluency
- disfluent
- lisp
- non-verbal
- speech and language therapist
- speech and language therapy
- speech impediment
- stammer
- stammerer
- stammeringly
- stutter
- stutterer
- stuttering
- stutteringly
Examplesofstammered
stammered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Hestammeredoccasionally, except when he read poetry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was small, shy, andstammeredbut his superiors assigned him to preach home-missions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a child, hestammeredbut possessed early on a high degree of articulate intelligence.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thomas, in particular, was singled out for his soft voice and oftenstammeredanalysis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hestammeredand his speech was confused.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kerinstammeredfor a few seconds and gave the impression that he was uncertain.
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