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splutter

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splut·ter  (spltr)
v. splut·tered, splut·ter·ing, splut·ters
v.intr.
1. To make repeated or sporadic spitting sounds.
2. To speak hastily and incoherently, as when confused or angry.
v.tr.
To utter or express hastily and incoherently.
n.
A spluttering noise.

[Perhaps alteration of sputter.]

splutter·er n.
splutter·y adj.

splutter [ˈsplʌtə]
vb
1. to spit out (saliva, food particles, etc.) from the mouth in an explosive manner, as through choking or laughing
2. to utter (words) with spitting sounds, as through rage or choking
3. to eject or be ejected in an explosive manner sparks spluttered from the fire
4. (tr) to bespatter (a person) with tiny particles explosively ejected he spluttered the boy next to him with ink
n
1. the process or noise of spluttering
2. spluttering incoherent speech, esp in argument
3. anything ejected through spluttering
[variant of sputter, influenced by splash]
splutterer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spluttersplutter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
2.splutter - an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb1.splutter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
2.splutter - spit up in an explosive manner
cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Translations
splutter [ˈsplʌtəʳ]
A. N
1. [of fat etc] → chisporroteo m
2. [of speech] → farfulla f
B. VI
1. [person] (= spit) → escupir, echar saliva; (= stutter) → farfullar, balbucear
to splutter with indignationfarfullar indignado
2. [fire, fat] → chisporrotear; [engine] → renquear
C. VTfarfullar, balbucear
"yes", he spluttered-sí -farfulló or balbuceó
splutter [ˈsplʌtər] vi
[person] (in anger, embarrassment)bredouiller
[person] (= spit) → postillonner
[engine] → tousser; [candle] → crépiter
splutter
n (of engine)Stottern nt; (of fire)Zischen nt; (while talking) → Prusten nt no pl
vi (person, = spit) → prusten, spucken; (= stutter)stottern; (engine)stottern; (fire, lamp, fat)zischen; (sausages)brutzeln, zischen; to splutter with indignationvor Entrüstung prusten
vt(hervor)stoßen; that’s not true, he spluttereddas ist nicht wahr, platzte er los
splutter [ˈsplʌtəʳ] vi (person, spit) → sputacchiare; (stutter) → farfugliare; (fire) → crepitare; (fat) → schizzare; (engine) → scoppiettare
splutter [ˈsplʌtəʳ] vi (person, spit) → sputacchiare; (stutter) → farfugliare; (fire) → crepitare; (fat) → schizzare; (engine) → scoppiettare


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The moment the regiment ceased its advance the protesting splutter of musketry became a steadied roar.
A man floundered near me, in a splutter of phosphorescence.
The librarian "showed off" -- running hither and thither with his arms full of books and making a deal of the splutter and fuss that insect authority delights in.
 
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