Stammer Synonyms and Antonyms

stămər
To introduce involuntary repetitions and pauses into one's speech
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stutter
  2. falter
  3. hesitate
  4. stumble
  5. sputter
  6. stop
  7. pause
  8. block one's utterance
  9. fumble
  10. bumble
  11. haw
  12. repeat-oneself
  13. halt
  14. jabber
  15. hem-and-haw
Antonyms:
  1. enunciate
  2. pronounce
A speech impediment marked by involuntary repetitions and pauses
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. stutter
  2. stammering
  3. stuttering

Words Related to Stammer

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. words
  2. mumble
  3. speech-impediment
  4. grimace

Stammer Sentence Examples

  • Does the person stammer over words or seem to lose track of the flow of the conversation?

  • In 1861 he was ordained deacon, but he never took priest's orders, possibly because of a stammer which prevented reading aloud.

  • Reverend Neville Greystone was a young chap with a slight nervous stammer.

  • From these injuries he slowly recovered, but he long continued to stammer in his speech, whence the nickname, adopted by himself, of "Tartaglia."

  • I began to stammer an apology, but he suddenly smiled, grabbed my hand and began pumping it.

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