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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024splut•ter /ˈsplʌtɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to talk rapidly and unclearly, as when excited:[no object]spluttering about how he'd get revenge.
- to say hastily and confusedly:[~ + object]to splutter a few words.[used with quotations]"But, but..how?..how?'' he spluttered, unable even to form the question.
- [no object] to make a sputtering sound, or give off particles of something suddenly, such as water on a hot griddle.
n. [countable] - an act or sound of spluttering.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024splut•ter (splut′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused, excited, or embarrassed:When pushed for an explanation, he always spluttered.
- to make a sputtering sound, or emit particles of something explosively, as water dropped onto a hot griddle.
- to fly or fall in particles or drops;
spatter, as a liquid.
v.t. - to utter hastily and confusedly or incoherently;
sputter:Out of breath, she spluttered a poor excuse for her lateness. - to spatter (a liquid, small particles, etc.).
- to bespatter (someone or something).
n. - spluttering utterance or talk;
noise or fuss. - a sputtering or spattering, as of liquid.
- blend of, blended splash and sputter 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: splutter /ˈsplʌtə/ vb - to spit out (saliva, food particles, etc) from the mouth in an explosive manner, as through choking or laughing
- to utter (words) with spitting sounds, as through rage or choking
Also: sputter to eject or be ejected in an explosive manner: sparks spluttered from the fire- (transitive) to bespatter (a person) with tiny particles explosively ejected
n - the process or noise of spluttering
- spluttering incoherent speech, esp in argument
- anything ejected through spluttering
Etymology: 17th Century: variant of sputter, influenced by splashˈsplutterer n |