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splutter

splut·ter

splutter

 
pronunciation:
spluh tr
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: splutters, spluttering, spluttered
definition 1: to speak rapidly and disjointedly, as in anger or confusion.
definition 2: to make spitting or sputtering noises.
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition: to utter in a rapid, disjointed manner, as in anger or confusion.
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: an act or instance of rapid, disjointed speaking.
definition 2: a spitting or sputtering noise.
derivations: spluttery (adj.), splutterer (n.)