splutter

[spluht-er] / ˈsplʌt ər /

VERB

crackle

Synonyms

STRONG

burst chip chop cleave crash crepitate damage detonate explode fracture hurt impair injure pop ring rive sever shiver snap splinter split sputter

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist combine cure fix free heal help join mend unite

Example Sentences

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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

Until recently, the Cuban economy spluttered by on cheap supplies of Venezuelan oil.

From Barron's