支支吾吾

支支吾吾
zhīzhī

to hem and haw

5 meanings
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to hem and haw

    • He stammered and couldn't get the words out.

  2. verb

    to stall

    • He answered haltingly and incoherently.

  3. verb

    to stammer

  4. verb

    to mumble

    • He stammered and couldn't speak.

  5. verb

    to falter

    • He stammered and couldn't get a word out.

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A hand grasping a tree branch depicts the image of support and branching.

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