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adjective

Definition of stammeringnext
as in muttering

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stammering

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verb

present participle of stammer
as in stuttering
to speak with many pauses and repetitions He stammers when he's nervous.

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  1. hesitant
  2. halting
  3. inarticulate
Adjective
  • Yet, despite a distressing number of incidents reported by the Washington Post—over 417 school shootings since 1999—many schools remain hesitant.
    Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The high cost of the drugs means some pharmacies were hesitant to fill prescriptions, worried that people wouldn’t come to pick them up.
    Jessica Kutz, Them, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of hesitant
Adjective
  • Fans — the lifeblood of all sports leagues, but especially the incredibly fan-friendly Bundesliga — protested the potential deal, often disrupting and halting games during the second half of last season.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Democratic Party has been engulfed in conversations over the past two weeks over whether Biden is the best candidate to beat former President Trump following his halting debate performance on June 27.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 July 2024
Definition of halting
Adjective
  • But a simmering undercurrent of Democratic uneasiness dramatically boiled over after a shocking debate performance in late June, when a frail and distracted-looking Biden delivered raspy, halting and inarticulate answers versus Trump.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Playing the 81-year-old president as aghast, confused, and inarticulate could easily amount to an unkind impersonation, but in Carvey’s masterful hands, there is zero heightening — only dead-on accuracy.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of inarticulate
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