will sputter
- future tense of sputter.
Example Sentences
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And when they do, the room will sputter, “Wait, how did this not get a single Oscar nomination?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
“But I’m a nice guy!” he will sputter, caught in the act.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
The cosplayers will sputter that Austria was on the losing side in the second world war, ignoring that Britain can’t help but lose the re-enactment, given we’re the only ones fighting it.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2019
Sometimes, no matter how much thought or planning goes into its construction and implementation, this lineup will sputter.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2018
Ned will sputter and Rob complain, And Margery weeps till it looks like rain; And the family puts its glasses on And hunts and hunts till the day is gone; Somebody! wicked old Somebody!
From A Jolly Jingle-Book by Chandler, Laura
