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adjective

Definition of stutteringnext
as in sputtering

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stuttering

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verb

present participle of stutter
as in stammering
to speak with many involuntary pauses and repetitions I used to stutter when I was a child. She stutters when she gets excited.

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  1. hesitant
  2. sputtering
  3. halting
  4. inarticulate
Adjective
  • In January, several people froze to death as dangerous arctic conditions hit the U.S. Some experts believe that climate change will make snowfall on Christmas Day increasingly rare, although others are more hesitant about drawing conclusions.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Research shows people love receiving gift cards – even if some shoppers are hesitant to give them.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of hesitant
Verb
  • Kushner heaps flashback upon flashback; minor characters flare promisingly to life—a creepy uncle of Lucien’s, a disgruntled ex-Moulinard—before sputtering out, victims of their own inconsequence.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The Chinese economy is sputtering and the government is working on a stimulus package to boost the economy.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of sputtering
Adjective
  • Long before the radical abolition movement of the 1830s, enslaved people had little choice but to place their trust in this more halting, conservative movement.
    Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
  • 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
Definition of halting
Adjective
  • In its least manageable moments, early motherhood must feel like an unpaid job with no breaks, an inarticulate boss and working conditions designed to strip all that’s civil from one’s sense of self.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • An inarticulate protagonist—a protagonist who isn’t much given to verbally analyzing his own experience—seemed to provide an opportunity to approach things another way, indirectly or suggestively.
    Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of inarticulate
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