sputtering
Example Sentences
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But as labor shortages, high interest rates and a costly fiscal squeeze begins to bite, growth is sputtering.
The good news is that it has shown few signs of sputtering toward the end of the year.
From MarketWatch
The U.S. has for decades made sputtering progress on hypersonic-weapons development, and the military has routinely abandoned projects before any were fielded or produced in large numbers.
Houston’s defense is solid, but the offense is sputtering and the line continues to leak under pressure.
From Los Angeles Times
The candle on the night table was sputtering, the wick nearly gone.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
