趦趄嗫嚅

zī jū niè rú

faltering steps

mumbling speech; hesitant; cringing; to cower

趦

zī

variant of 趑, to falter

趄

jū

used in 趑趄[zi1 ju1]

嗫

niè

move the mouth as in speaking

嚅

rú

chattering