The mayor's face went red, and he began to splutter. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
Candles began to splutter and went out, lamps smoked. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
Through a red haze I saw the match splutter, and go out. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman In The Great Game]
Then, with a final hiss and splutter, the fire died away. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck] Reference
The fuse caught and instantly began to hiss and splutter. From Wordnik.com. [On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles] Reference
It was useless for Alick to splutter and howl and threaten. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
His motor had begun again to splutter, in mechanical death. From Wordnik.com. [The Furnace of Gold] Reference
He shut his eyes and with fierce effort managed to splutter. From Wordnik.com. [Danielle Crittenden: Dress Code For The Inaugural Balls: Spiked Heels and Teflon] Reference
Without splutter or fuss, he did his work, and liked to do it. From Wordnik.com. [David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story] Reference
There was a little pause, and then came the splutter of a match. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel Barbara Allen From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
Southern friend, on his own initiative, felt the need to splutter. From Wordnik.com. [Great Britain and the American Civil War] Reference
The candle decided to splutter once more, and give up the struggle. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
There was a loud clunk, a splutter, and the engine died completely. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
A cough, a splutter and then iTunes announced that the iPod was alive. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
The sergeant, losing authority by the second, gave a puffing splutter. From Wordnik.com. [Reiffeins Choice] Reference
The horrified expression on Strongfist's face almost made him splutter. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Then, with a cough and splutter of the exhaust pipes, the engine started. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder] Reference
He tried to fume and fuss and splutter, as was his wont; but he couldn't. From Wordnik.com. [A Fool There Was] Reference
We hear it break with a sudden dash and splutter against the cliff parapets. From Wordnik.com. [In and out of Three Normady Inns] Reference
The Snake began to splutter a protest, but the commander's gaze cut him off. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit Gate] Reference
He continued to gasp and splutter out excited adjectives, fragmentary sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent] Reference
What she was "dot" was lost in a gurgle and a splutter as the oil slid down her throat. From Wordnik.com. [The Goody-Naughty Book] Reference
Brown presents the splurge (or splutter: £9. 2bn this year, £16. 3bn next) on one hand. From Wordnik.com. [Debt, debt and more debt] Reference
Whatever ridiculous little people like Greg Philo and his hangers-on splutter and screech. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Before Chrysalis could adequately splutter her surprise and thanks, he changed the subject. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Moved A Mountain]
The bitter snide remarks they continuously splutter out is beyond any sane persons reasoning. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
There was a flicker of matches as they were applied to the fuses, and then a splutter of sparks. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship] Reference
The engineer began to splutter; then he paused, turned suddenly and strode off toward his engine. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
"Ods splutter hur nails!" cried the giant, who was ashamed to be outdone by such a little fellow. From Wordnik.com. [Favorite Fairy Tales] Reference
Then, when we had gone in an ear-breaking splutter of exhausts, he turned to comfort my mother. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures of a Despatch Rider] Reference
I sprawl, I spill and I splutter and when I stop writing the giant wheel comes to a halt for the tiniest time. From Wordnik.com. [Why I write] Reference
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