as in stammered
to speak with many involuntary pauses and repetitions
I used to stutter when I was a child. She stutters when she gets excited.
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But the team stuttered against the Philadelphia Eagles and then against the Atlanta Falcons in weeks 3 and 4.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Stuttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuttered. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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