"He-kat," she said, her tongue stumbling over the strange word, the sing-song way he spoke.

"You know where the - " His tongue stumbled.

His tongue stumbled over the unfamiliar word, but Tamman felt his own shoulders relax.

Her tongue stumbled over the word, but it was true, of course.

My tongue stumbles into my teeth, and then I get angry.

"My wife," he said, and his voice trembled with drunken emotion even while his tongue stumbled over the words.

This response caught Sterren off-guard, and his tongue stumbled over his answer.

Dr Greysteel's tongue stumbled, trying to find a suitable word.

His tongue stumbled over the unfamiliar syllables, s different from those of Unkerlanter.

While we were thus agreeing, what should my tongue stumble upon but a word in praise of Gambetta's moderation.