stammeringly

_Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma_, the Chinese stammeringly say, and if the pitch and tone of each _ma_ are right, the meaning of the apparent repetition is, "Does Mother scold the horses, or will the horses scold Mother?"

Beard 2010

He stammeringly comments that "war is unforeseeable" when asked about the situation in an anonymous middle-eastern country about which he has no expertise.

Michael Rugnetta: Staying In the Loop 2009

Camilla, who at the beginning of this speech felt the highest glee, sunk involuntarily at its conclusion, and turning with a blank countenance to Mrs. Arlbery, stammeringly said: 'Can you, will you – be so very good, as not to take it ill if I don't go with you?'

Camilla 2008

Now she spoke hastily, stammeringly, in the tongue of the Norse, as if she had not so spoken in years.

People of the Dark Howard, Robert E. 2005

The waiter, when this irony grew clearer, stammeringly assured him that the establishment had certainly no such intention; it must be a most curious mistake.

The Father Brown Omnibus Chesterton, G. K. 2003

He again checked himself, and Rhoda, much surprised, and even shocked, said, stammeringly — “I am sure, sir, that dear Charles would not intentionally say or do anything that could offend you.”

The Evil Guest 2003

The waiter, when this irony grew clearer, stammeringly assured him that the establishment had certainly no such intention; it must be a most curious mistake.

The Complete Father Brown 2003

The waiter, when this irony grew clearer, stammeringly assured him that the establishment had certainly no such intention; it must be a most curious mistake.

The Complete Father Brown 2003

I suggested (stammeringly) that he and the elders might like to come round and pray like it describes in James.

sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2001

'I-er-I heard a noise,' said Alma, stammeringly for she was afraid of the Head.

Fifth Formers at St. Clare's Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1967