as in shouted
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to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
she was so shocked that, for a moment, all she could do was sputter
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Ian Mount, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Property stocks led the retreat as the China stimulus rally sputtered, with the Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index dropping almost 6%.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Sputtered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sputtered. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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