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sputter

verb as in stumble

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verb as in falter

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Detroit, which can sputter offensively, controls this one with tempo and physicality.

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The job market continues to sputter even as cost and price pressures persist, a Federal Reserve report found, underscoring the competing risks central bank officials will have to weigh at a key meeting next month.

Houston’s defense is solid, but the offense is sputtering and the line continues to leak under pressure.

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The candle on the night table was sputtering, the wick nearly gone.

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She came to in seconds, sputtering and frantically wiping her mouth to get rid of the horrendous taste.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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