splutter

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the spluttering German economy and its current thirst for US energy were on Merz's mind.

From BBC

That was when we both heard the sound of spluttering.

From Literature

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