splutter

Example Sentences

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But while Arsenal have spluttered with two wins from their last seven league games, City are heating up at just the right time.

From Barron's

City weren't at their best in the second half, but they held on to pile pressure on spluttering Arsenal, who travel to Tottenham for the north London derby on Sunday.

From Barron's

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.

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