| I gave a gasping cry and began breathing heavily, then choked and spluttered for his benefit. |
| The heater coughed and spluttered loudly and we both laughed nervously, trying to ease the tension. |
| It's the kind of phrase that is spluttered out through a spray of pink gin or in a drizzle of descending real ale. |
| And from the deep bowels of the ship, an engine coughed, spluttered and finally came on with a roar. |
| He opened the throttle but the engine merely coughed and spluttered several times. |
| But once, trying to answer a question thrown at him, he choked and spluttered on a treacle toffee. |
