sputtering
Example Sentences
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Somewhere in Arizona our ugly brown car starts sputtering.
From Literature
Powerhouse film franchises like Marvel and Fast & Furious are sputtering.
The Chargers’ defense turned in a solid performance, but the offense was sputtering and out of sync.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet the Eagles, who led 13-10 at half-time after two touchdowns from Dallas Goedert, failed to make the most of the 49ers' injury toll, with their sputtering offense struggling to find any sort of rhythm.
From Barron's
“Stop that!” she said, louder, coughing and sputtering.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
