Synonyms of sputtered

sputtered 1 of 2

adjective

as in shouted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouted
• muttered
• gasped
• mumbled
• breathed
• whispered
• murmured
• mouthed
• spluttered
• chirped
• squeaked
• intoned
• drawled
• purred
• articulated
• pronounced
• enunciated
• uttered
• voiced
• vocal
• sonant
• spoken
• oral

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silent
• inarticulate
• quiet
• mute
• unspoken
• nonvocal
• unvoiced
• unexpressed
• unsaid
• voiceless
• unuttered
• surd

sputtered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of sputter

as in drooled

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly

she was so shocked that, for a moment, all she could do was sputter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drooled
• chatted
• stuttered
• chattered
• shouted
• muttered
• shrieked
• gibbered
• screeched
• mumbled
• babbled
• drivelled
• jabbered
• prattled
• gabbled
• bumbled
• rattled
• driveled
• murmured
• stammered
• blathered
• trolled
• blabbered
• blithered
• pattered
• yacked
• gabbed
• prated
• yakked
• bleated
• smattered
• mouthed
• jangled
• chuntered
• jawed
• ran on
• tittle-tattled
• maundered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pronounced
• articulated
• enunciated

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of sputtered

Verb

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