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0 present participle of sputter
1 to make several quick explosive sounds:
The car sputtered once or twice and then stopped.
Witnesses reported hearing engines sputtering before the plane crashed.
"This is New York!" sputters an exasperated Ray.
He heard Debbie sputter a shocked insult.
2 If an activity sputters, it continues weakly, and does not make people feel confident about it:
Russia's presidential campaign sputtered to an uneasy close on Monday.
Health costs are rising while the economy is sputtering.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
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