splutters

present tense third-person singular of splutter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutters
Verb
  • Zach Bryan shouts out the crowd on the London leg of his With Heaven on Tour on June 17.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Roaring and grunting, his body sleek with blood and sweat, Conan tussles and grapples with a series of opponents, dominating them all, while an audience of torch-wielding vulgarians shouts and howls at the pit’s lip.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026
  • In testing with an RTX 5090, DiffusionGemma spits out around 700 tokens per second.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • At this, the paddock gasps in unison.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • Another video shows Wallen walking back towards the piano, as the audience gasps and cheers in response.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • But for ordinary Americans, for those of us without fame, wealth, or connections, the machinery of justice often sputters.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
  • This will be a close game while the Eagles offense sputters against the Seahawks defense, and the offense hears a few boos in the second half.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Adam pushes Agathe down onto the bed and whispers a secret name in her ear.
    Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • In the film’s very last scene, In Vivo whispers something to Daniel and Margaret.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There are also murmurs about the US government wanting a stake in the company.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
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 26 Jun. 2026.

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