stuttery
Marked by hesitations
Stuttery describes speech, movement, or rhythm that proceeds in halting, irregular bursts—starting and stopping, repeating or catching.
A stuttery engine turns over unevenly.
A stuttery video call freezes and jumps.
Someone with a stuttery delivery speaks haltingly, whether from nervousness or speech patterns.
The word suggests something that should flow smoothly but doesn't.
Involuntary speech repetition
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- hesitantSlow to act
broken · choppy · garbled · tongue-tied · inarticulate · spluttering · sputtering · mumbling
Temporary data accumulation
- glitchyProne to malfunctions
- laggingFailing to keep pace
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
skipping · freezing · choppy · interrupted · hiccupping · dropping · fragmented · sporadic
Cured meat snack
- judderingVibrating with rapid jolts
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- sputteringParticle ejection from surfaces
chugging · misfiring · stalling · hiccupping · vibrating · rattling · clunky · grinding
stammering
Involuntary speech repetition
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
hesitant · broken · choppy · garbled · tongue-tied · inarticulate · spluttering · sputtering · mumbling · tripping
buffering
Temporary data accumulation
pixelated · skipping · freezing · choppy · interrupted · hiccupping · dropping · fragmented · sporadic · unstable
jerky
Cured meat snack
- judderingVibrating with rapid jolts
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
sputtering · chugging · misfiring · stalling · hiccupping · vibrating · rattling · clunky · grinding · bucking
shaky
Trembling or unstable
quivering · twitchy · spasmodic · jerky · fitful · halting · lurching · stumbling · tottering · uncoordinated
stutterysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
fluid · flowing · seamless · continuous · fluent
stutteryfluent
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
eloquent · articulate · smooth-talking · silver-tongued · glib
stutterysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
seamless · buttery · responsive · consistent · stable
- stutter stepFeigned pause mid-stride
stutter, stuttering, stuttered, stutters, stutterer, stutterers