Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a stuttering manner; with stammering.
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- adverb In a
stuttering manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nadal found a rhythm, albeit stutteringly, and wrapped up a tense encounter in the tie-break.
Rafael Nadal edges past Mardy Fish in ATP World Tour Finals 2011
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He was streamed – at times stutteringly and in a manner that underscores an Obama projection that a new broadband infrastructure is coming.
The Obama Inauguration in Promises Streamed and in Found Forgiveness 2009
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I believe one of Jonathan Harker's letters from Castle Dracula ends with him writing, stutteringly, as he faints from horror.
Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Real Gothic murder uses Gothic fiction trope 2009
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(Can I also -- stutteringly -- note here that The New Yorker's claims its turnaround time as 8 weeks?)
SeeLight: 2006
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(Can I also -- stutteringly -- note here that The New Yorker's claims its turnaround time as 8 weeks?)
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TV All of which said, a poster at the Digital Spy message boards stutteringly reports that new channel ftn will be rerunning thirtysomething in the not too distant future ... which should do me nicely until the DVD release ...
Archive 2003-01-19 2003
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Then, as it were cleaving the silence, a voice said stutteringly:
Through Russia 2003
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To which the warder, a man as dark as a chimney-sweep, with large blue “whites” to his eyes, added stutteringly:
Through Russia 2003
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Bounder stared, became apoplectic in appearance, and stutteringly asked to have the order repeated.
The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn J. W. Keyworth
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"They're g-goin 'to take Jerry Elbow to the p-p-poor farm Wednesday morning," Danny stutteringly explained.
The Circus Comes to Town Lebbeus Mitchell 1921
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