splutter
verb (used without object)
to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused, excited, or embarrassed.
is spluttering
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present progressiveof splutter (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But that motor is spluttering, to put it mildly.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024
Added to that, the once seemingly unstoppable machine of the Chinese economy is spluttering and stalling with record-high youth unemployment, tech sector layoffs and a housing crisis.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2023
However resilient U.S. service sector business readings appeared last month, the world's second largest economy is spluttering and China's yuan is also under the cosh against the dollar - hitting another 2-year low on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022
He can’t quite gather it, and is spluttering away when the ref gives a goalkick, not the corner he felt was his due after Keane came across to challenge.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 23, 2017
Taxing the Taxman Sir: I am so outraged and appalled that my mind is spluttering!
From Time Magazine Archive
