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phrasestammer[stammered, stammered, stammering]
stammer out
stammer out sth • stammer sth out to say something with difficulty, using a lot of pauses and repeated sounds because you are nervous or because you have a speech problem: Manson began to stammer out excuses, hoping Kelly would believe him.
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stammer outTo utter something in a hesitant, halting, or stuttering manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "stammer" and "out." The assistant stammered out an answer to the boss's question. The poor child has a very severe speech impediment. He can barely stammer his own name out. stammer something outto manage to say something, but only haltingly. Fred stammered the words out haltingly. He stammered out the name of the winner. |