splutter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: splutter	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for splutter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
splutter n the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" Synonym(s): spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) Synonym(s): sputter, splutter v utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter, splutter] spit up in an explosive manner Synonym(s): splutter, sputter, spit out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Splutter \Splut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spluttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spluttering}.] [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. {Sputter}.] To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.] --Carleton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Splutter \Splut"ter\, n. A confused noise, as of hasty speaking. [Colloq.]