splutter (redirected from spluttering)

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.

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[Perhaps alteration of sputter.]

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splutter·er n.

splutter·y adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	splutter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, sputtering 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) sputter utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb	1.	splutter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage sputter 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 spit out, sputter 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 indignation → farfullar indignado

2. [fire, fat] → chisporrotear; [engine] → renquear

C. VT → farfullar, balbucear
"yes", he spluttered → -sí -farfulló or balbuceó

splutter [ˈsplʌtə^r] 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 indignation → vor Entrüstung prusten

vt → (hervor)stoßen; that’s not true, he spluttered → das ist nicht wahr, platzte er los

splutter [ˈsplʌtəʳ] vi (person, spit) → sputacchiare; (stutter) → farfugliare; (fire) → crepitare; (fat) → schizzare; (engine) → scoppiettare