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as in to gasp
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Recent Examples of splutter
Any hostilities would no doubt lead many Chinese and American factories to splutter and die.
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Charlie Campbell,
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splutter
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Stunned spectators are heard gasping and screaming before people start to run away.
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And when he was questioned by a police officer about his decision to pronounce the boy dead while the child was still gasping for air, the doctor allegedly pulled rank.
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Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
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After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
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One day while sitting on the porch, Sarah appeared out of nowhere, running towards them, shouting for them.
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The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
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As Messi roared, his long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, sputtered.
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The vacant plaza, including a former Stop & Shop and a former Bradlees discount store, was demolished in 2012, but progress on attracting new development sputtered in the years afterward.
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This week's quiz highlights cruise controversies, wedding whispers — and much more.
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Recalling a former boss who whispered intimate good-byes to his appliances when his restaurant closed, Luca says that the head chef didn’t receive similar farewells from his employees.
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Its foaming properties pull dust off your wheels and dissolve it, requiring a simple rinse afterward.
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The peroxide will foam up and then break down harmlessly into water rather than persisting in your soil.
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
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Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
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Fans can also froth the Sweet Cream Enhancers to make an at-home cold foam, according to a product listing.
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Simply froth together apple butter and heavy cream until creamy.
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“Splutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splutter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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