Answer: stammered

AnswerCrossword Clue
STAMMEREDSpoke like Porky Pig
STAMMEREDStuttered
STAMMEREDSpoke haltingly
stammeredSTAMMER, to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses
stammeredSpeak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words
stammeredUtter (words) in such a way