to sputter to a halt
1sputter — [[t]spʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] sputters, sputtering, sputtered 1) VERB If something such as an engine or a flame sputters, it works or burns in an uneven way and makes a series of soft popping sounds. The truck sputtered and stopped... [V prep/adv] Engines… …
2halt — I v 1. stop, come to a stop or a stand, cast anchor, brake, draw reign, (of an automobile) pull over, (of a ship) lie to, stop short, stop dead in one s tracks, stall or stall out, stand still, balk; draw or pull up, hold up, wait or wait up,… …
3stammering — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Speech defect Nouns stammering, stuttering, etc.; hesitancy, broken voice; speech impediment; lisp, drawl; mispronunciation, slip of the tongue, lapsus linguae. Verbs stammer, stutter, falter, sputter,… …
4Korea, Democratic People's Republic of — ▪ 2009 Area: 122,762 sq km (47,399 sq mi) Population (2008 est.): 23,867,000 Capital: Pyongyang Head of state and government: Chairman of the National Defense Commission Kim Jong Il In 2008 North Korea lived up to the traditional nickname… …
5stall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stable, manger; enclosure, chamber; booth, concession, kiosk; alcove, niche; informal, pretext, evasion. See receptacle, avoidance. v. stick, stand still, bog down; fail, go dead; informal, delay,… …
6hesitate — Synonyms and related words: alternate, back down, balance, balk, be dilatory, blench, boggle, call a recess, debate, delay, deliberate, demur, dither, equivocate, falter, fear, fight shy of, filibuster, flinch, fluctuate, fumble, gain time, halt …
7quiver — Synonyms and related words: Bebung, all overs, bale, bang, be cold, beat, beating, bicker, bindle, bob, bobble, bolt, boot, bounce, bouquet, budget, bump, bundle, charge, chatter, chill, cold shivers, cold sweat, cower, dance, dancing, deck,… …
8roll — Synonyms and related words: Danish, Danish pastry, English muffin, Parker House roll, Yorkshire pudding, account, advance, agenda, align, amble, angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, annals, arrive, axial motion, backing, bagel,… …
9shake — Synonyms and related words: Bebung, abandon, abate, accost, address, affright, age, agitate, agitating, agitation, alarm, alcoholic drink, all overs, anthem, aphonia, appall, artificial voice, assault, attenuate, avoid, awe, ballad, be cold, beam …
10stall — Synonyms and related words: Fabian policy, Micawberism, Nissen hut, Quonset hut, acrobatics, aerobatics, alcove, amen corner, anxious bench, anxious seat, area, arrest, artifice, auditorium, backwardness, balcony, banking, barn, be dilatory,… …
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