Which preposition to use with sputtered

of Occurrences 12%

A yellow sputter of flame followed, and the next instant he was holding it to the pile of litter which had been previously soaked by the contents of the Norwegian's can.

in Occurrences 5%

His mouth watered at the thought of the finny beauties sputtering in the frying-pan.

at Occurrences 5%

Military autos, fresh from the firing line, groaned and sputtered at the doorstep of the St. Antoine; soldiers with pocket lanterns stamped about the streets.

to Occurrences 4%

I could not see anything to shoot atonly lithe shades and mottled shadows, for the torch lay on the wet ground, and was sputtering to its end.

over Occurrences 3%

" The lad brought it out in one huge sentence, sputtering over the words in his haste.

on Occurrences 2%

If on earth there ever was a hell, that tiny frontier room with the smoke-blackened ceiling and the single kerosene lamp sputtering on the wall, was the place.

out Occurrences 2%

Another like way of slandering is, impetuous or negligent sputtering out of words, without minding what truth or consequence there is in them, how they may touch or hurt our neighbour.

before Occurrences 2%

The pigeons were sputtering before the fire, and the odor of the frying bacon filled the place.

for Occurrences 2%

he said, as he plunged his face down into one of the dripping pails, and then after scrubbing and sputtering for a while he reached out blindly for a, towel, which one of the others tossed into his hands.

with Occurrences 2%

" Monty turned a dull red when he saw that kettle full of stones, and he, too, sputtered with indignation.

from Occurrences 2%

Blood sputtered from his throat.

within Occurrences 1%

A fuse had been laid to an open keg of powder, and the fire was sputtering within an inch of it when Lieutenant Tönder plucked it out, smothered it between thumb and forefinger, and threw it through the nearest port-hole.

above Occurrences 1%

His quick eyes took in the scenethe lamp sputtering above the table, the empty dishes, the two members of the crew sleepily jocular, with their blue flannel elbows spread over the board, the old man's rumpled bed, and his brilliant cheeks and bright eyes.

like Occurrences 1%

The immemorial mutual hatred of the two Slav nations was stirred to its lowest depths, and it boiled and sputtered like a witches' cauldron.

through Occurrences 1%

The exhaust of a gas engine began to sputter through the boat's side.

toward Occurrences 1%

Cocoanut produced a match and lit it and carefully ignited the thin, papery end of the ultimate little cracker on the string, and it smoked away and nickered and sputtered toward its object.

about Occurrences 1%

Jimmie, in spite of warning pressures from his wife's foot, kept sputtering about women's poor memories, etc.

Which preposition to use with  sputtered