嗫嚅

囁嚅
nièrú
  1. to stammer
  2. to mumble
  3. to speak haltingly

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) to whisper; to speak in hushed tones
  2. (literary) to stammer; to speak haltingly
  3. to stammer; to speak haltingly
  4. to whisper; to speak in hushed tones

Wiktionary

有话想说又不敢说，吞吞吐吐的样子。唐．韩愈〈送李愿归盘谷序〉：「足将进而趦趄，口将言而嗫嚅。」《初刻拍桉惊奇．卷三○》：「太守几番要问他，嗫嚅数次，不敢轻易开口。」也作「嗫嗫嚅嚅」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 有话想说又不敢说，吞吞吐吐的样子
  2. 窃窃私语，低声说话

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 嗫 niè move the mouth as in speaking
2 嚅 rú chattering

Containing this entry

趑趄嗫嚅 zījūnièrú
  1. faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant
  2. cringing
  3. to cower
趦趄嗫嚅 zījūnièrú
  1. faltering steps
  2. mumbling speech
  3. hesitant
  4. cringing
  5. to cower

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支支吾吾 zhīzhīwúwú
  1. to hem and haw
  2. to stall
  3. to stammer
  4. to mumble
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念念有词 niànniànyǒucí
  1. to mumble
  2. to mutter to oneself
咕哝 gūnong
  1. to murmur
  2. to mumble
  3. to grumble
  4. to mutter
喃喃 nánnán
  1. (onom.) to mutter
  2. to mumble
  3. to murmur
叽叽咕咕 jījigūgū
  1. (onom.) to mutter
  2. to mumble
  3. to whisper