meaning of sputter
1. To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
2. To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva.
3. To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
4. To spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech.
5. Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech.
6. an utterance of words with spitting sounds as in rage
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sputter | sputtered | sputterer | sputtering |
