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splutter

DEFINITIONS OF: splutter

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v 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

v 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)

n an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

Synonyms:
sputter
Type of:
utterance, vocalization
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

n 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)
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