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as in to gasp
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Recent Examples of splutter
The extent to which his team are dysfunctional is almost untrue, but a spluttering bandwagon rolls on.
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Kate splutters that the Doctor forbade UNIT to experiment with time technology, then immediately admits there’s one ten floors down.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Conversely, the Cowboys have spluttered to their 3-2 start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Since then the German economy has spluttered like a car that’s continuously stalling as higher energy costs put the brakes on Germany’s vast industrial base.
—Simon Constable, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Kate splutters that the Doctor forbade UNIT to experiment with time technology, then immediately admits there’s one ten floors down.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Conversely, the Cowboys have spluttered to their 3-2 start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Since then the German economy has spluttered like a car that’s continuously stalling as higher energy costs put the brakes on Germany’s vast industrial base.
—Simon Constable, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutter
Verb
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The woman finally steps into the sunlight and the crowd gasps.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Hood watched Smith — who had become his close friend — gasping for breath like a goldfish out of water in a way that will haunt the reverend forever.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Instead, the meats are cooked on spits off-site and loaded onto the truck.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The direct-to-consumer business model is fairly straightforward: A consumer orders a genetic test kit online, spits into a tube that comes in the mail, returns it to the company and accesses their results in an online portal.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In addition, revenue sputtered in the first year of the program as property owners either sold off homes in the days before the tax took effect or found loopholes to avoid paying it.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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But now that consumer engine may be sputtering a bit.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rather than shouting ‘luxury’, The Lana whispers it.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Immigration officer engages my children in chit chat then whispers to them ‘Are these your Mum and Dad?’ .—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The grease will foam as the bacon turns from just-cooked to perfectly crispy.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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From swapping out foaming cleansers for gentler alternatives to ditching certain ingredients in favor of others, their recommendations will help keep your skin watered, balanced, and glowing through February and beyond.—
Venus Wong,
refinery29.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Certainly, nothing on the menu or in the service seemed to communicate anything beyond polished, murmuring attentiveness.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday evening, teenagers from a Catholic religious group known as the Salesians stood in a circle, murmuring quiet prayers for the pope's health.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Use it to warm milk or froth it to coffee house standards, transforming your coffee into a cappuccino.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
17 Dec. 2024
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The key is working them as slow as possible while still allowing their knockers, propellers, and blades to froth up the surface.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
19 Jan. 2023
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“Splutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splutter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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