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Definition of Splutter
1. Verb. Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage. "The streets splutter with cars "
2. Noun. The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively. ; "He heard a spatter of gunfire"
Exact synonyms: Spatter, Spattering, Splatter, Splattering, Sputter, Sputtering
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Splat, Sputter, Sputter
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Splat, Sputter, Sputter
3. Verb. Spit up in an explosive manner.
Exact synonyms: Spit Out, Sputter
Generic synonyms: Cough Out, Cough Up, Expectorate, Spit Out, Spit Up
Generic synonyms: Cough Out, Cough Up, Expectorate, Spit Out, Spit Up
4. Noun. An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage).
Definition of Splutter
1. v. i. To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter.
2. n. A confused noise, as of hasty speaking.
Definition of Splutter
1. Verb. To spray droplets while speaking. ¹
2. Verb. To speak hurriedly and confusedly. ¹
3. Verb. to perform to a substandard level ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splutter
1. to speak rapidly and confusedly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splutter
Literary usage of Splutter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"spec, mutter, mumble, discourse, enunciate, sputter, sniff, snuff, snuffle,
splutter, dictate. 2. Referring to the use of a tongue as a spoken language: ..."
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