splutter
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Manchester United meanwhile continue to splutter their way through the season, picking up points here and there without playing anything like the football their fans expect.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
The conveyor belt was ready, the empty bottles were stacked and the machinery was about to splutter into life.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Some of those waiting in line stayed behind to splutter indignantly and argue their case, to no avail.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023
Years of record-low rates have fuelled the tech stock rally but with those rates now rising again the appeal of stratospherically-valued tech stocks gets dimmer for investors, especially if their growth trajectories splutter.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2022
Nailer fought the urge to splutter and cough.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
“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
When he lifts his shirt to reveal a back tattoo of his own face and the legend “Don’t Hassle the Hoff”, the crowd’s squeals are punctuated with disbelieving splutters.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2019
"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
Mom splutters something, and it's the man who answers. "... reports of lights on late at night... the missing boy's room."
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
But while Arsenal have spluttered with two wins from their last seven league games, City are heating up at just the right time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Indeed, I found myself feeling a personal bond with the calm and implacable voice guiding our progress even as my spouse spluttered and argued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
The Gunners looked every inch a team without a recognised main forward as they laboured and spluttered to break down Leicester City's game but limited resistance at King Power Stadium.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
Wyman hoped the local population would take proud ownership of the bee in order to protect it, too, but the conversations tailed off, the momentum spluttered, he says.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2022
At last he spluttered, “The Quibbler? That lunatic rag of Xeno Lovegood’s?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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
Guardiola's side delivered an spluttering display featuring several squandered chances as they allowed Arsenal to take control of the Premier League title race.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
The spluttering champions fell behind in the 33rd minute when Murillo's fierce strike punished their failure to deal with Elliot Anderson's corner.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
Knives and forks and spoons had been put down and all over the place heads were turning round to stare at Mr Jenkins as he stood there spluttering and shouting.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
