Spluttered
[splʌtəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Splutter
Typist: Malcolm
Examples
- His voice deserted him; he coughed and spluttered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then she would take up another pen, and begin to write, and find that it spluttered. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And then rolled and spluttered more than ever. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Twice more in the darkness the bell at the great gate sounded, and the irruption was repeated, and the grindstone whirled and spluttered. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The papers he had retired to read did not tell him much in fact; but they plunged him into an atmosphere in which he choked and spluttered. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The pen spluttered again, and the flourish was attached to his signature. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Malcolm