How to say stammer in Japanese

どもりdomori《吃り》

noun / ~の noun:

  • stammer; stutter; faltering; speech impediment
  • person with a speech impediment - sensitive

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoにni話しかけようhanashikakeyouとするtosuruときtoki、私watashiはhaいつでもitsudemoとてもtotemo恥ずかしくてhazukashikute、口ごもるkuchigomoruとかtoka、何かnanikaばかげたbakagetaことkotoをwo言うiu以上ijouのnoことkotoはhaできなかったdekinakatta。
When I tried to speak to her, I always found myself too shy to do more than stammer or say something stupid.
そのsono来たkitaばかりbakariのno子koはhaおどおどodoodoしてshite口ごもったkuchigomotta。
The new boy had a nervous stammer.

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