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How do you use Spluttering in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Spluttering in a sentence

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Spluttering | Spluttered | Splutter

Spluttering meaning

gerund of splutter: the act of one who splutters.

Using Spluttering

  • The main meaning on this page is: gerund of splutter: the act of one who splutters.

Context around Spluttering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

surface 1× engines 1× clattering 1× begin 1× don 1×

Often after:

economy 1× parping 1× add 1×

Sentence patterns with Spluttering

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the spluttering of other 1× coughing and spluttering while addressing 1× i surface spluttering and trying 1× in a spluttering economy going 1× is clattering spluttering parping and 1× seeds begin spluttering add the 1× the don spluttering 1× underfunded engines spluttering on the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but so too 1× each day the 1× everything is clattering 1× once the mustard 1× pasquale tries to 1× pope francis previously 1×

Common sentence endings:

and curry leaves 1× fourth placed melbourne 1× of social inequality 1× of the month 1× parping and tooting 1× the don spluttering 1×

Words around Spluttering

Just before it in the word index:

spluttered 4 splutter 3 splurging 20 splurges 7 splurged 17 splurge 104

Just after it in the word index:

spm 16 spmc 3 spmrm 2 spn 7 spnec 3 spnrd 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Spluttering

  • In this selection, "spluttering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, surface, engines, clattering, economy, parping and add stand out and add context to how "spluttering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the spluttering of other and coughing and spluttering while addressing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spluttering" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spluttering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Everything is clattering, spluttering, parping and tooting. (7 words)

Once the mustard seeds begin spluttering, add the chili, grated ginger and curry leaves. (14 words)

Pasquale tries to confront Norina – he has caught her in flagrante – but this only provokes a fight that leaves the Don spluttering. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Three wins and a draw from their past month, and the spluttering of other teams inside the eight, saw Geelong jump to fifth on the ladder to maintain striking distance on fourth-placed Melbourne. (34 words)

But so too is the cost of not eliminating the virus, and having to live in a spluttering economy – going in and out of lockdown – until a vaccine hopefully arrives. (30 words)

When I surface, spluttering and trying to make sense of where I am, I can feel the current pulling me like a magnet towards the ferry. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

Three wins and a draw from their past month, and the spluttering of other teams inside the eight, saw Geelong jump to fifth on the ladder to maintain striking distance on fourth-placed Melbourne.

When I surface, spluttering and trying to make sense of where I am, I can feel the current pulling me like a magnet towards the ferry.

But so too is the cost of not eliminating the virus, and having to live in a spluttering economy – going in and out of lockdown – until a vaccine hopefully arrives.

Each day the pandemic exposes the failures of a stripped-back state, its underfunded engines spluttering on the corrosive oil of social inequality.

Pope Francis previously sparked concern he could have contracted coronavirus after he was pictured coughing and spluttering while addressing pilgrims at the start of the month.

Everything is clattering, spluttering, parping and tooting.

Once the mustard seeds begin spluttering, add the chili, grated ginger and curry leaves.

Pasquale tries to confront Norina – he has caught her in flagrante – but this only provokes a fight that leaves the Don spluttering.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spluttering" in a sentence?
An example: "Three wins and a draw from their past month, and the spluttering of other teams inside the eight, saw Geelong jump to fifth on the ladder to maintain striking distance on fourth-placed Melbourne." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "spluttering" from authentic English texts.
What does "spluttering" mean?
Spluttering means: gerund of splutter: the act of one who splutters.
How many example sentences with "spluttering" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "spluttering", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.