splutter
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splutters, 3rd person singular present; spluttering, present participle; spluttered, past tense; spluttered, past participle;
/ˈsplətər/,
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splutters, 3rd person singular present; spluttering, present participle; spluttered, past tense; spluttered, past participle;
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Make a series of short explosive spitting or choking sounds
- - she coughed and spluttered, tears coursing down her face
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Say something rapidly, indistinctly, and with a spitting sound, as a result of anger, embarrassment, or another strong emotion
- - he began to splutter excuses
- - “How dare you?” she spluttered
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Spit (something) out from one's mouth noisily and in small splashes
- - spluttering brackish water, he struggled to regain his feet
Noun
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A short explosive spitting or choking noise
Web Definitions:
- sputter: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
- spatter: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
- spit up in an explosive manner
- To spray droplets while speaking; To speak hurriedly and confusedly; to perform to a substandard level
- (1985, LP, Woof Records, UK)