Vocabulary

Form

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

verb vi
freq #900

Example sentences

He stammered out a few words.

The new boy had a nervous stammer.

I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.

When I tried to speak to her, I always found myself too shy to do more than stammer or say something stupid.