stammering
noun
[ ˈstamərɪŋ ]
• the action or fact of speaking with a stammer.
• "if you speak slowly, the stammering goes away"
stammering
adjective
• uttered with a stammer.
• "a stammering confession of guilt"
stammer
verb
• speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.
• "he turned red and started stammering"
Similar:
stutter,
speak haltingly,
stumble over one's words,
hesitate,
falter,
fumble for words,
pause,
halt,
mumble,
splutter,
Origin:
late Old English stamerian, of West Germanic origin; related to stumble. The noun dates from the late 18th century.
