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Definitions for splutter
ˈsplʌt ərsplut·ter

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputteringnoun

    the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

    "he heard a spatter of gunfire"

  2. sputter, splutterverb

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

  3. sputter, splutterverb

    utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

  4. splutter, sputter, spit outverb

    spit up in an explosive manner

Wiktionary

  1. splutterverb

    To spray droplets while speaking.

  2. splutterverb

    To speak hurriedly and confusedly.

  3. splutterverb

    to perform to a substandard level

  4. Etymology: From a variant of sputter

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Splutternoun

    Bustle; tumult. A low word.

ChatGPT

  1. splutter

    Splutter generally refers to speaking in a hurried or confused manner, often due to surprise, shock, or indignation. It can also refer to the sound produced when something is forced out through a small opening, or when something is fried or cooked with oil. In a literal sense, it's a spitting, sputtering noise, like a car engine failing to start. In the context of conversation, to splutter means to speak rapidly and somewhat incoherently.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Splutterverb

    to speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter

  2. Splutternoun

    a confused noise, as of hasty speaking

  3. Etymology: [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. Sputter.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Splutter

    splut′ėr, v.i. to eject drops of saliva while speaking: to scatter ink upon a paper, as a bad pen.—n. bustle.—n. Splutt′erer, one who splutters. [For sprutter, a freq. of sprout, orig. form of spout.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of splutter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of splutter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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