Synonyms of sputters

sputters

verb

present tense third-person singular of sputter

as in shouts

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouts
• drools
• gibbers
• stutters
• mutters
• rattles
• babbles
• chatters
• prattles
• chats
• jabbers
• mumbles
• shrieks
• drivels
• bumbles
• stammers
• screeches
• gabbles
• blathers
• prates
• blabbers
• bleats
• gabs
• murmurs
• patters
• jangles
• mouths
• smatters
• jaws
• trolls
• yaks
• blithers
• runs on
• chunters
• tittle-tattles
• maunders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• articulates
• pronounces
• enunciates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sputters

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

While the engine sputters out in other sectors, construction and manufacturing is roaring now because of data centers; otherwise, the industry would be in recession, a Chicago manager said in the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book this week. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

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

The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026

That's why, for weeks, Browns fans, analysts, and even local radio hosts have pressed Cleveland to give Sanders more playing time as the offense sputters under Dillon Gabriel. — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025

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