Splutter Definition
splŭtər
spluttered, spluttering, splutters
verb
spluttered, spluttering, splutters
To make hissing or spitting sounds, or to throw off particles in an explosive way, as something frying; sputter.
Webster's New World
To utter hurriedly and confusedly; sputter.
Webster's New World
To spatter.
Webster's New World
To speak hurriedly and confusedly, as when excited or embarrassed.
Webster's New World
noun
splutters
A spluttering noise.
American Heritage
A spluttering sound or utterance.
Webster's New World
A loud sputtering or splash.
Webster's New World
Origin of Splutter
Perhaps alteration of sputter
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From a variant of sputter
From Wiktionary
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