sputtering

But throughout Hollywood, mega-franchises that once fueled the industry are sputtering.

Both offenses are sputtering and turnovers likely will decide the outcome.

In the study, the researchers wrote that “while efforts to slow climate change may be sputtering,” people urgently need to take steps to preserve groundwater.

Their offense has gone from leading the majors in scoring over the first half of the season, to suddenly sputtering over the last month and a half.

Ron Washington took a page out of the characterized version of himself from the 2011 film “Moneyball” when asked about how difficult it would be to revive the Angels’ sputtering offense.