Stammered

Synonyms for "stammered" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Verb(6 words)

stutter falter hacker balbucinate balbutiate bumble

stutter balbuties be guilty blush bumble change color color color up

Strong matches (21)

crimson dysphemia falter faltering flush gibber halt hammer haw hem hem and haw hesitate hesitation hum hum and haw

Verb(6 words)

croak drawl gibber hammer haw hesitate

Related words (34)

Verb(10 words)

hum and haw jabber mince mouth muffle mumble mump mutter splutter sputter

jabber look guilty lurch maffle mammer mantle palilalia pause redden reel splutter sputter squirm with self-consciousness stagger stammering stumble stuttering teeter topple totter

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traulism turn red wobble

Noun(1 words)

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Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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The young man got up hurriedly, stammered a few words and in a moment was gone.

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He stammered out a few words.

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"Really, my lady" stammered out the haberdasher, after what appeared to us to be a most ominous pause, "I am deeply sensible of your ladyship's patronage, and the patronage of your ladyship's niece."

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"So, do you agree, Madam Mayor?" stammered the abbot, barely hiding his joy.

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