Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
splutter .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And while watching all the histrionics and spluttering is amusing in the same way that watching a dog chase his tail or a cat go after a laser beam, I'm still sticking with my prediction that she will be confirmed with at least 80 votes, even if Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) has already made up his mind even before the confirmation hearings.
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I still recall the spluttering round red face of a pirate named Richard who had designs on my money in college.
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I still recall the spluttering round red face of a pirate named Richard who had designs on my money in college.
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I still recall the spluttering round red face of a pirate named Richard who had designs on my money in college.
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I still recall the spluttering round red face of a pirate named Richard who had designs on my money in college.
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A number of witnesses to the accident told the investigators the aircraft's right propeller was not rotating and a "spluttering" sound was coming from the engine.
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Earlier this month theATSB released a preliminary report on the crash, which revealed a number of witnesses saw the aircraft's right propeller stop and heard a "spluttering" sound coming from the engine.
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Earlier this month theATSB released a preliminary report on the crash, which revealed a number of witnesses saw the aircraft's right propeller stop and heard a "spluttering" sound coming from the engine.
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Propeller didn't rotate on plane that crashed in Canley Vale, killing two passengers ONE of a light plane's engines was "spluttering" moments before it slammed into a Sydney street, killing the pilot and a nurse, a report says.
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One of a light plane's engines was "spluttering" moments before it slammed into a Sydney street, killing the pilot and a passenger, a report says.
GHibbs commented on the word spluttering
My adjectival use: 'You need to cut the wick of the spluttering candle.'
August 24, 2011