STUTTER in a Sentence

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Charles almost stuttered with excitement, holding her warm little hands in his and looking into the dancing green eyes.

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 Meanings and Examples of STUTTER
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stutter
 v.  hesitate or stumble in uttering words; speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; stammer
Classic Sentence:
1  Charles almost stuttered with excitement, holding her warm little hands in his and looking into the dancing green eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  He stuttered several times, closed his mouth and opened it again, and again became geranium colored.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  She was hot with sudden rage and she stuttered until words came.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
4  "Why--why--" stuttered the youth.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
5  "I am very glad you have come," he said, sitting down beside her, and obviously wishing to say something, he stuttered.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 23
6  Her voice had a catch in it like her son's and she stuttered slightly.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE DEAD
Example Sentence:
1  The Apple iPad version has some performance issues, such as sluggish movement or audio that might stutter on occasion.