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		 verb |  noun stammerstammer1 /ˈstæmɚ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYstammer1Origin:  Old English stamerian   VERB TABLEstammer |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | stammer |   | he, she, it | stammers |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stammered |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stammered |   | he, she, it | has stammered |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stammered |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will stammer |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stammered |  
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 | Present | I | am stammering |   | he, she, it | is stammering |   | you, we, they | are stammering |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was stammering |   | you, we, they | were stammering |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been stammering |   | he, she, it | has been stammering |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been stammering |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be stammering |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been stammering |  
    THESAURUSexpress in words► say to use particular words to tell someone a thought, opinion, explanation, etc.:  What did you say? “I don’t care,” he said. ► mention to say something but without giving many details:  He mentioned that he saw you yesterday. ► add to say something more about something:  Is there anything you’d like to add? ► express formal to say how you feel about something:  Her mother expressed concern about how Lisa was doing in school. ► point out to say something that other people had not noticed or thought of:  “It’s upside down,” Liz pointed out. ► remark (also observe formal) to say what you have noticed about something:  She remarked that the process had been difficult for everyone. ► specify formal to say something in an exact and detailed way:  He did not specify how many jobs would be cut. ► state formal to say something publicly or officially, in a clear way:  The police officer stated that the driver had been speeding. ► announce to tell people officially something that was not known before or that people were waiting to hear:  At the meeting, the company’s president announced that they would be building a new factory in Detroit. ► declare formal to say something very firmly. You can also use declare when someone officially states something:  “I won’t go!” she declared. The announcer declared that the games had begun. ► exclaim to say something loudly and suddenly:  “Your house is so beautiful!” she exclaimed. ► blurt out to say something suddenly and without thinking:  Peter blurted out the news before we could stop him. ► utter formal to say something, usually one word or a few words. Used especially in writing:  No one uttered a word. ► whisper to say something very quietly:  “Is the baby asleep?” she whispered. ► mumble/mutter to say something quietly so that your words are not clear, for example when you are annoyed or embarrassed:  “It’s not fair,” she muttered. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice:  He murmured words of love. ► stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited:  Eric stammered his thanks, and blushed. ► snap to suddenly say something in an angry way:  “I’ll just do it myself!” Anna snapped. ► growl to say something in a low angry voice:  “Shut up,” he growled. ► snarl to say something in a mean angry way:  “Get out of here!” he snarled.    to speak or say something with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited, etc. SYN stutter:  He blushed and stammered his thanks.—stammerer noun [countable]—stammeringly adverb verb |  noun stammerstammer2 noun [countable usually singular]  a speech problem which makes someone speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds SYN stutter:  “G-g-get up,” she said with a slight stammer. |