mammer

Verb

Verb Forms: mammered, mammering, mammers

To hesitate, waver, or stammer in speech or action.
To hesitate.
To mumble or stammer from doubt or hesitation.

Examples

He began to MAMMER when asked to justify his dubious play, clearly unsure.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mameren (“to hesitate, be undecided, waver, mutter”), from Old English māmrian, māmorian (“to think through, deliberate, plan out, design”), from Proto-Germanic *maimrōną (“to take care, worry”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *smer- (“to fall into thought, remember, take care”). Related to Old English māmor (“deep thought, deep sleep, unconsciousness”), Old English mimorian (“to remember”), Dutch mijmeren (“to ponder, muse”). More at remember.

Scrabble Score: 12

mammer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mammer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mammer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

mammer: valid Words With Friends Word