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splutter
speak in a vehement or choking manner; utter rapidly or incoherently, spatter, as a liquid; noise or fuss; a blend of the words splash and sputter
Not to be confused with:
sputter – make popping or sizzling sounds; to eject particles of saliva or food from the mouth explosively and involuntarily; some of the same definitions as for splutter, such as to utter incoherently
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splut·ter
(splŭt′ər)v. splut·tered, splut·ter·ing, splut·ters
v.intr.
1. To make repeated or sporadic spitting sounds.
2. To speak hastily and incoherently, as when confused or angry.
v.tr.
To utter or express hastily and incoherently.
n.
A spluttering noise.
[Perhaps alteration of sputter.]
splut′ter·er n.
splut′ter·y adj.
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splutter
(ˈsplʌtə)vb
1. to spit out (saliva, food particles, etc) from the mouth in an explosive manner, as through choking or laughing
2. to utter (words) with spitting sounds, as through rage or choking
3. Also: sputter to eject or be ejected in an explosive manner: sparks spluttered from the fire.
4. (tr) to bespatter (a person) with tiny particles explosively ejected: he spluttered the boy next to him with ink.
n
5. the process or noise of spluttering
6. spluttering incoherent speech, esp in argument
7. anything ejected through spluttering
[C17: variant of sputter, influenced by splash]
ˈsplutterer n
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splut•ter
(ˈsplʌt ər)v.i.
1. to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused or excited.
2. to make a sputtering sound, or emit particles of something explosively, as water on a hot griddle.
3. to fly or fall in particles or drops; spatter, as a liquid.
v.t. 4. to utter hastily or incoherently; sputter.
5. to spatter or bespatter.
n. 6. spluttering utterance or talk; noise or fuss.
7. a sputtering or spattering.
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splutter
Past participle: spluttered
Gerund: spluttering
| Imperative |
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| splutter |
| splutter |
| Present |
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| I splutter |
| you splutter |
| he/she/it splutters |
| we splutter |
| you splutter |
| they splutter |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I spluttered |
| you spluttered |
| he/she/it spluttered |
| we spluttered |
| you spluttered |
| they spluttered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am spluttering |
| you are spluttering |
| he/she/it is spluttering |
| we are spluttering |
| you are spluttering |
| they are spluttering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have spluttered |
| you have spluttered |
| he/she/it has spluttered |
| we have spluttered |
| you have spluttered |
| they have spluttered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was spluttering |
| you were spluttering |
| he/she/it was spluttering |
| we were spluttering |
| you were spluttering |
| they were spluttering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had spluttered |
| you had spluttered |
| he/she/it had spluttered |
| we had spluttered |
| you had spluttered |
| they had spluttered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will splutter |
| you will splutter |
| he/she/it will splutter |
| we will splutter |
| you will splutter |
| they will splutter |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have spluttered |
| you will have spluttered |
| he/she/it will have spluttered |
| we will have spluttered |
| you will have spluttered |
| they will have spluttered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be spluttering |
| you will be spluttering |
| he/she/it will be spluttering |
| we will be spluttering |
| you will be spluttering |
| they will be spluttering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been spluttering |
| you have been spluttering |
| he/she/it has been spluttering |
| we have been spluttering |
| you have been spluttering |
| they have been spluttering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been spluttering |
| you will have been spluttering |
| he/she/it will have been spluttering |
| we will have been spluttering |
| you will have been spluttering |
| they will have been spluttering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been spluttering |
| you had been spluttering |
| he/she/it had been spluttering |
| we had been spluttering |
| you had been spluttering |
| they had been spluttering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would splutter |
| you would splutter |
| he/she/it would splutter |
| we would splutter |
| you would splutter |
| they would splutter |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have spluttered |
| you would have spluttered |
| he/she/it would have spluttered |
| we would have spluttered |
| you would have spluttered |
| they would have spluttered |
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Noun 1. [画像:splutter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively]splutter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
2. splutter - an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb 1. splutter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
2. splutter - spit up in an explosive manner
cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
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splutter
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Translations
splutter
[ˈsplʌtəʳ]A. N
1. [of fat etc] → chisporroteo m
2. [of speech] → farfulla f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
splutter
[ˈsplʌtər] vi [person] (in anger, embarrassment) → bredouiller
[person] (= spit) → postillonner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
splutter
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
splutter
[ˈsplʌtəʳ] vi (person, spit) → sputacchiare ; (stutter) → farfugliare ; (fire) → crepitare ; (fat) → schizzare ; (engine) → scoppiettareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995