splutters
- present tense form of splutter (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“Words,” Jeffrey splutters to Khristen, “have enabled us to get no nearer to …” Then he trails off, stunned into silence by the inability of narrative to reckon with the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2021
"Pops? I am only two years older than you," splutters Paterson.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2016
“Everyone is promoting themselves,” Mr. Ahmad splutters later.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2016
He splutters about, unattached pronouns flying off into the rafters—who is the “they” who got the great deal?
From Time • Jan. 10, 2016
She coughs and splutters as settlement men grab the boat to clamber on.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
