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as in to gasp
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Recent Examples of splutter
Hackman always had his own roguish charm, but with a slow-burning, spluttering sense of rage.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Nonetheless, that second half characterised their league form: spluttering, stuttering and conceding.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
And with Europe's two largest economies already spluttering, the new year may herald a new era for both the European Union and the United States.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The extent to which his team are dysfunctional is almost untrue, but a spluttering bandwagon rolls on.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Nonetheless, that second half characterised their league form: spluttering, stuttering and conceding.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
And with Europe's two largest economies already spluttering, the new year may herald a new era for both the European Union and the United States.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The extent to which his team are dysfunctional is almost untrue, but a spluttering bandwagon rolls on.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutter
Verb
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Breathing difficulties: The shock of sudden cold-water exposure can cause bouts of wheezing, gasping, and rapid breathing (hyperventilating).—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
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Symptoms include snoring, gasping during sleep, waking up tired and difficulty falling or staying asleep Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) This condition is caused by the inflammatory proteins that are present in both psoriasis and metabolic syndrome, Dupati says.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
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But don’t just rely on AI to spit out generic content.—
Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The passenger spit on the bus driver as the argument escalated, then Lincoln pulled out a knife and stabbed him, Fitzgerald said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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Most of those shouting questions at Tatis for 45 minutes were doing so in Spanish.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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However, Ultraman is simple-minded and purely exists to follow Luthor's directions, down to the exact attack moves his handler shouts into his earpiece during fights.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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An actual former Fox News Barbie, Megyn Kelly, sputtered.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Without Jones to close out Thursday’s game, the Liberty sputtered down the stretch.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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It will be whispered but never spoken aloud lest too many clients will be alienated.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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Surfers began whispering about the good surf brought on by the area’s sometimes harsh weather in recent years.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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Come for the beloved Sunday dinner and dig into foaming lemon butter asparagus and rhubarb and strawberry short cake.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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According to the Harry Potter website, the beverage could be served warm and foaming in tankards or cold in bottles and tasted like a less-sweet butterscotch.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The songs are not so much compositions as elliptical confessions, murmured rather than declared.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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Mason's family murmured their disdain from the back of the courtroom while Broadwell addressed her.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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This precise semiautomatic machine can grind your beans, push out balanced shots, and froth your milk.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Whitney froths at the mere idea of someone else stuck in the hot seat.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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“Splutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splutter. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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