stammeringly

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stam·mer

(stăm′ər)

v. stam·mered, stam·mer·ing, stam·mers

v.intr.

To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions.

v.tr.

To utter with involuntary pauses or repetitions.

A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions.

[Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian.]

stam′mer·er n.

stam′mer·ing·ly adv.

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stammeringly

[ˈstæmərɪŋlɪ] ADV he said stammeringly → dijo tartamudeando

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stammeringly

adv → stammelnd, stotternd

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The waiter, when this irony grew clearer, stammeringly assured him that the establishment had certainly no such intention; it must be a most curious mistake.

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A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step.

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Then on days when I didn't have contoured cheeks, sparkly metre-long lashes and berry-cherry lips, they would get a terrible fright, and stammeringly enquire after my health and ask why is my skin so yellow and have I got jaundice?