stammer

/ˈstæmər/ verb [I]

Definition

› to pause a lot and repeat sounds because of a speech problem or because you are nervous: He blushed and began to stammer.

stammer noun [C] › He has a stammer.

(Definition of stammer verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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