The young man got up hurriedly, stammered a few words and in a moment was gone.
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Stammered
Synonyms for "stammered" (2 found)
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2 entriesspeech actspeech defect
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5 entriesspeech disfluencyspeech impedimentstammering speechstuttering behaviorverbal hesitation
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10 total sentences available.
He stammered out a few words.
Source: tatoeba (296259)
"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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