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sputtering
Verb
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The Niners’ defense is reeling, and the offense is sputtering.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025 -
In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Clip-cloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip-cloping. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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