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as in to gasp
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Recent Examples of splutter
Stars are constantly roiling and churning as convective bubbles burst through to their visible surfaces and prominences splutter into space.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw two interceptions and lost a fumble as the offense spluttered.
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Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Then all at once Finley was up and pushing against my chest, spluttering between us what looked like a gallon of sea bilge.
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Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Since no one knew who was watching what and when, watercooler chat and even many recap blogs spluttered out.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw two interceptions and lost a fumble as the offense spluttered.
—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Then all at once Finley was up and pushing against my chest, spluttering between us what looked like a gallon of sea bilge.
—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Since no one knew who was watching what and when, watercooler chat and even many recap blogs spluttered out.
—
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutter
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Sometimes poetry leaves the cinema behind, gasping for breath.
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Zendaya was visibly shocked at first, gasping and clasping her hands over her face, but got into the performance, laughing and dancing along as Holland came over to dance on her.
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Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
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After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
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The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half.
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Hundreds of people have gathered throughout the week to carry posters, shout slogans, and sing.
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The vacant plaza, including a former Stop & Shop and a former Bradlees discount store, was demolished in 2012, but progress on attracting new development sputtered in the years afterward.
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When Vegas was sputtering in late March, with the 19th-best record in the NHL, the fact that its core was signed long-term with little cap space to maneuver could’ve been easily viewed as a detriment.
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The toys clanked, the players held their breath and onlookers whispered strategies on the sidelines – until a winner was crowned.
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The lyrics are both whispered and nearly shouted.
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Its foaming properties pull dust off your wheels and dissolve it, requiring a simple rinse afterward.
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The peroxide will foam up and then break down harmlessly into water rather than persisting in your soil.
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
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Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
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When the Nuggets returned home for Game 5 at Ball Arena, the fans were frothing.
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Déjà vu and optimism keep colliding, frothing undelivered expectations around the region.
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“Splutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splutter. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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