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spluttering

verb

present participle of splutter

as in gasping

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as in spitting

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Warmer water naturally carries less oxygen, which prompts corals to move their cilia faster and faster, as if gasping for breath.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
However, in the driveway, Hal is gasping for life in the back of Alden’s van.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of gasping

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Unfortunately for Miami, Suarez, who has been on fire, is suspended for the next six Leagues Cups games for spitting at a Seattle Sounders staff member after the 2025 Final last August.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of spitting

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When the surveillance footage resumes about an hour later, a man can be heard shouting, but the words are unintelligible, and a vehicle horn sounds.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
But don’t expect those insiders to be put into partisan panels for a few minutes of shouting.

— Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouting

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Then use either a foaming coil cleaner or a mixture of warm water and dish soap on the coils, making sure to avoid contact with the electrical controls and fan motor.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 9 July 2026
Its foaming properties pull dust off your wheels and dissolve it, requiring a simple rinse afterward.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Definition of foaming

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There was Katlin’s daughter, who had stolen my microphone and was now whispering something into it.

— Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Shein filed confidentially with the SEC in November 2023, with bankers whispering valuations as high as $90 billion, and profits that the Financial Times reported had doubled past $2 billion.

— Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of whispering

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Some analysts attributed the drop-off to sputtering demand as investors moved past the company's splashy listing and took a closer look at its bottom line.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
With the Red Sox sputtering in last place in the AL East, the organization has bigger problems than Contreras.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of sputtering

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His drawling, winking charm is front and center, and his attraction to our heroine feels both genuine and even quite protective, but his violent streak is so blasé as to be unnerving.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 June 2026
Daniel Craig stars as Benoit Blanc, a Southern-drawling Hercule Poirot-style private detective who helps a wealthy family uncover the truth behind the death of their beloved patriarch (Christopher Plummer).

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026

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