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splutter

[spluht-er] / ˈsplʌt ər /


Example Sentences

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She tried with fingers and tried with teeth, spluttering and choking, because now the knot was quite a long way underwater.

From Literature

At a time when the UK economy has been spluttering along for some years, this place smells of growth, and it looks like growth too.

From BBC

A spluttering labor market looks to be strengthening, with unemployment dipping to 4.3% and workers’ wages rising.

From Barron's

It smoked and spluttered, but at least it gave out a little warmth.

From Literature

Then I felt Togbe’s hand under me and came up spluttering, nose and throat burning.

From Literature