sputter
21sputter — 1. noun Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech. 2. verb a) To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking. They could neither of them speak their rage,… …
22sputter — Synonyms and related words: assibilate, assibilation, barrage, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, beating, bicker, blubber, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, blustering, boastfulness, bounce, brag, bravado, bully, bullying, bustle, buzz,… …
23sputter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. spit, spew, splutter, spatter, eject, splash; blurt, babble, jabber, stammer; misfire, fizzle. See stammering, activity, agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stumble, stutter, falter; see stammer . III… …
24sputter — sput|ter [ spʌtər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak or say something in a confused way, often while taking short quick breaths, for example because you are shocked or angry: SPLUTTER 2. ) intransitive if an engine sputters, it makes …
25sputter — see SPIT …
26sputter — sput·ter || spÊŒtÉ™(r) n. act of ejecting bits of food or water from the mouth accompanied by explosive sounds; confused and incoherent speech v. eject bits of food or water from the mouth while making explosive sounds; make popping or exploding …
27sputter — verb 1》 make a series of soft explosive sounds. 2》 speak in a series of incoherent bursts. 3》 Physics deposit (metal) on a surface by using fast ions to eject particles of it from a target. noun a sputtering sound. Derivatives sputterer noun… …
28sputter — v. n. 1. Spit, spawl. 2. Splutter, stammer …
29sputter — verb 1 (I) to make several sudden soft sounds like someone spitting (spit1 (1)): The engine began sputtering as the car climbed the hill. 2 (I, T) to talk quickly in short confused phrases, especially because you are angry or shocked; splutter… …
30sputter — v 1. splutter, spew, discharge, spume, froth, foam; spit or spit out, emit, eject, shoot forth, come out; fly in all directions, spatter, spat, splatter, splash; spray, shower, diffuse, disperse, scatter, strew. 2. stammer, stutter, speak thickly …
