Meaning of 嗫嚅
嗫嚅 means hesitant in speech; stammering out of fear or nervousness. Pronounced niè rú.
- hesitant in speech; stammering out of fear or nervousness
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
lǎo老
shī师
miàn面
qián前
，
niè嗫
rú嚅
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
yě也
méi没
shuō说
qīng清
chu楚
。
He stood in front of the teacher, stammering for a long time but never explained clearly.
Kàn看
zhe着
tā她
yán严
lì厉
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
，
tā他
niè嗫
rú嚅
zhe着
bù不
gǎn敢
chéng承
rèn认
cuò错
wù误
。
Looking at her stern eyes, he stammered and dared not admit his mistake.
Zài在
zhòng众
rén人
miàn面
qián前
，
tā他
xiǎn显
de得
yǒu有
xiē些
niè嗫
rú嚅
，
shī失
qù去
le了
wǎng往
rì日
de的
zì自
xìn信
。
In front of the crowd, he appeared somewhat hesitant and lost his usual confidence.
Tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
niè嗫
rú嚅
de地
shuō说
le了
shēng声
“
xiè谢
xie谢
”
，
biàn便
cōng匆
cōng匆
lí离
kāi开
le了
。
He just mumbled a timid "thank you" and hurried away.