splutter

/ˈsplʌdər/
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Other forms: spluttered; spluttering; splutters

Definitions of splutter
  1. verb
    spit up in an explosive manner
    synonyms: spit out, sputter
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    type of:
    cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up
    discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
  2. verb
    utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
    synonyms: sputter
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    type of:
    emit, let loose, let out, utter
    express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
  3. noun
    an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
    synonyms: sputter
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    type of:
    utterance, vocalization
    the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
  4. noun
    the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
    synonyms: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, sputtering
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    type of:
    noise
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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