splutter

/ˈsplʌdər/

Other forms: spluttered; spluttering; splutters

Definitions of splutter

1. verb

   spit up in an explosive manner
   synonyms: spit out, sputter

   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

   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

   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

   type of:

   noise

   sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)