At the bottom of the khor the stream began to rumble; the entrance to the niche was veiled as if by a curtain of water; around could be heard only splashing and spluttering.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Overhead blinking white arc lamps, whose rays were shot through with spluttering purple, danced and hissed.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
Outside in the hall, under the spluttering lamp, Mr. Westcott found a candle.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole