splutters

verb

present tense third-person singular of splutter
1
as in shouts

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2
as in froths

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutters
  1. shouts
  2. spits
  3. gasps
  4. sputters
  5. whispers
  6. murmurs
  7. drawls
  8. chirps
Verb
  • Aneha shouts to the crowd and then dances off the altar, like this is all a fun gag.
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • At a stoplight, a little girl jumps into the car’s backseat, shouts, ‘Go lady!
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • In one scene, Hansen spits out mouthwash; at first, Pattinson did it normally.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Another factor in recent storms was a counterclockwise atmospheric spin over Central America - called a gyre - that spits out seeds of stormy weather that can form into hurricanes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of spits
Verb
  • No friends or strangers to share immediate laughs or gasps with, let alone notes afterward?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As the curtains pull back, she is revealed standing over the corpse with a bloodied trophy in her hands as the audience gasps.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of gasps
Verb
  • Instead, the ensuing spree sputters from one encounter to the next, leaving you with a choppy number that should go bigger and end sooner.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Texans are 0-3 for the straight year as the offense sputters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of sputters
Verb
  • Dracula’s footsteps can circle behind you while his voice whispers in your ear, and Ilan’s score can swell above and around you.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That’s when Druski whispers something to him about his plans to possibly wear and say something offensive — but fans will have to wait and see what the famously line-toeing comedian actually does on the show.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of whispers
Verb
  • Moments later, murmurs, then cheers, rippled out from where Pasitney, Gaudry, and Espersen stood.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of murmurs
Verb
  • These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of drawls
Verb
  • Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of chirps
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“Splutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splutters. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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