Synonyms of sputtered

sputtered 1 of 2

adjective

as in shouted

Related Words

• shouted
• muttered
• gasped
• mumbled
• breathed
• whispered
• murmured
• mouthed
• spluttered
• chirped
• squeaked
• intoned
• drawled
• purred
• articulated
• pronounced
• enunciated
• uttered
• voiced
• vocal
• sonant
• spoken
• oral

Dissimilar Words

• silent
• inarticulate
• quiet
• mute
• unspoken
• nonvocal
• unvoiced
• unexpressed
• unsaid
• voiceless
• unuttered
• surd

sputtered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of sputter

as in drooled

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly

she was so shocked that, for a moment, all she could do was sputter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouted
• drooled
• chattered
• chatted
• muttered
• rattled
• gibbered
• stuttered
• babbled
• jabbered
• prattled
• gabbled
• shrieked
• mumbled
• bumbled
• screeched
• stammered
• driveled
• blathered
• murmured
• blabbered
• blithered
• trolled
• pattered
• gabbed
• prated
• yakked
• bleated
• smattered
• mouthed
• jangled
• jawed
• chuntered
• ran on
• tittle-tattled
• maundered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pronounced
• articulated
• enunciated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sputtered

Verb

The defense is legit While the offense sputtered, the defense went into overdrive. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Miami’s offense, which lacks speed in the final third and relies more on possession and short passes, has also sputtered at times when opponents clog the passing lanes to Messi. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Then in the Super Bowl while New England's offense sputtered, Gonzalez did his best to keep the team in the game with several key pass breakups. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

In the title game against Clemson, new offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian’s offense sputtered at times. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

The small robot sputtered around in a tiny, shallow creek, whereas the medium one was sent out in a Swiss stream. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Wankel turned a valve, and billion-year-old brine sputtered out of one of the pipes. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Oil prices fell Monday even as diplomatic efforts to end the US-Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz sputtered. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The redshirt junior signal caller sputtered to start the first half of 2025, but by November, Manning was one of the best quarterbacks in the country and should carry that over into this year. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026