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splutters

verb

present tense third-person singular of splutter

as in shouts

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O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

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The plot’s engine sputters as the film contentedly wafts just out of reach.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Making those comments before Michigan faces Oklahoma, one of the toughest defenses on its schedule, lays the groundwork for a QB switch if the offense sputters again.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sputters

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The Moon, tied to intuition, moves through your 12th House of Solitude and conjoins healing Chiron there, opening gentle space to notice what your heart whispers.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
From the United States losing in the round of 16 after the whole Folarin Balogun saga, to Argentina eventually going down to Spain in the final, the outcomes on the field in the end minimized whispers about potential FIFA meddling.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of whispers

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That pertness should be unbearable, but the scene is written in a minor key and performed by both actors to match, favouring eye contact and murmurs; the sheer brevity prevents it from becoming gloopy or crass.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Yoon murmurs something into her ear.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

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