stammering
Tripping over words
Stammering is speaking with involuntary pauses, repetitions, or prolonged sounds—the same condition Americans usually call stuttering.
British English favors stammering.
The word also describes halting or uncertain speech from nervousness or confusion: She gave a stammering apology.
As a noun, it names the condition itself: His stammering worsened under pressure.
Involuntary speech disfluency
- dysfluencyDisrupted speech pattern
- blocksObstructs or sections
- repetitionAct of redoing
- prolongationAct of extending duration
speech therapy · cluttering · articulation · tongue-tied · dysarthria · communication disorder · spasmodic · misarticulation
Becoming unsteady or weak
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- sputteringParticle ejection from surfaces
hesitancy · nervousness · uncertainty · anxiety · apprehension · self-consciousness · embarrassment · timidity
stuttering
Involuntary speech disfluency
- dysfluencyDisrupted speech pattern
- blocksObstructs or sections
- repetitionAct of redoing
prolongation · speech therapy · cluttering · articulation · tongue-tied · dysarthria · communication disorder · spasmodic · misarticulation · interjections
faltering
Becoming unsteady or weak
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
sputtering · hesitancy · nervousness · uncertainty · anxiety · apprehension · self-consciousness · embarrassment · timidity · shyness
- speech disordersstuttering, dysarthria, slurred speech, lisp, aphasia
- involuntary speechblurting, exclamations, outbursts, Freudian slip, Freudian slips
- expressionexpress, convey, communicate, verbal, nonverbal
- behavioral cuesbody language, facial expression, eye contact, posture, gestures
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- Deception Cluestelltale signs, red flags, warning signs, shifty eyes, fidgeting
stammeringfluent
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
flowing · smooth · glib · mellifluous · fluid
stammeringeloquent
Fluent and persuasive
articulate · well-spoken · silver-tongued · polished · persuasive