spluttering
- present participle of splutter.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the spluttering German economy and its current thirst for US energy were on Merz's mind.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
At a time when the UK economy has been spluttering along for some years, this place smells of growth, and it looks like growth too.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Liverpool were punished for their spluttering start in the 17th minute when Raul Jimenez's pass beat the Fulham offside trap.
From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026
But in their first game of 2026 they delivered a spluttering display that left them four points adrift of the Gunners.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
He surfaced, spluttering and tugging off the blindfold.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
