Synonyms for stammer
Definitions
- v. 1
To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
- v. 2
To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
He blushed, and stammered a few words of apology.
Forms
- Past participle
- stammered
e.g. stammered → stuttered, hackered, faltered, bumbled…
Example sentences
- stutter Tom has a tendency to stutter when he's nervous.
- falter Hold the weight above your head until your arms begin to falter.
- mumble Don't mumble your words. You are too old for that.
- sputter They can't help but sputter excuses for their sorry behavior.
By length
- 3 letters
- haw1
- 4 letters
- halt1
- 6 letters
- hammer2, hacker2, bumble2, mumble2, falter2, jabber, gibber
- 7 letters
- stutter2, sputter2
- 8 letters
- hesitate3, splutter
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hammer2 = 2 syllables).