stammeringly
adverb uk/ˈstæm.ər.ɪŋ.li/ us/ˈstæm.ɚ.ɪŋ.li/
(说话)结结巴巴地
If you say something stammeringly, you say it with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either because of speech problems or because of fear and anxiety.
"Will you marry me?" he asked stammeringly. “你愿意嫁给我吗?”,他结结巴巴地问。
See: stammer
- More examples
- "I'd so much hoped... " he stammeringly repeated, looking up with pleading eyes.
- With these few words, he stammeringly attempts to convey his feelings.
- Mark read the lines haltingly, stammeringly.
- He was so taken with her that he stammeringly asked her to come with him.