splutters

present tense third-person singular of splutter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutters
Verb
  • The mother shouts her daughter’s name.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Opting for a retailer that actively shouts out Latine brands is another way to go.
    Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Demerzel gasps, and for once Day isn’t preening in the mirror but bowing his head.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the ocean spits her back out.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aragón Aragón is a region that whispers rather than shouts.
    Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors hear phantom footsteps echoing on staircases, doors slamming shut with violent force, and ghostly whispers drifting through the halls.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The River Coln murmurs gently here—weaving through golden buttercups and forget-me-nots, while plump ducks paddle lazily beneath canopies of willow.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • There have also been murmurs around Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler — but nothing more.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • And can Justin Herbert rev up an offense that sputters in the red zone while likely missing LT Joe Alt to an ankle injury?
    Greg Cote October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But where Cinema Slasher shines, Chilling Chambers sputters.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
  • Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Splutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splutters. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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