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verb (used without object)
1.
to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused, excited, or embarrassed: When pushed for an explanation, he always spluttered.
2.
to make a sputtering sound, or emit particles of something explosively, as water dropped onto a hot griddle.
3.
to fly or fall in particles or drops; spatter, as a liquid.
verb (used with object)
4.
to utter hastily and confusedly or incoherently; sputter: Out of breath, she spluttered a poor excuse for her lateness.
5.
to spatter (a liquid, small particles, etc.).
6.
to bespatter (someone or something).
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noun
7.
spluttering utterance or talk; noise or fuss.
8.
a sputtering or spattering, as of liquid.
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Word Origin & History
splutter
1670s, perhaps a variant of sputter, intensified by the consonant cluster of splash, splatter, etc. The verb is from 1728.
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