Definition of "stammered" []

• Of speech, that sounds irregular or halting. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of stammer. (verb)

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• "When he recalled his stammered confession of love his face still tingled under her cool bright stare."
• "He avoided meeting my eyes and kind of stammered, "not ... right now ...""
• ""Yes, sir," stammered "Posty," flushing as red as the band on his hat."