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splutter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, sputtering |
| Type of | noise |
splutter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sputter |
| Type of | utterance, vocalization |
Examples of splutter
splutter
The American jobs machine will splutter back into life over the next few months.
From the guardian.co.uk
Another bunch of boredom waiting to splutter on to the English music scene eh?
From the guardian.co.uk
The splutter of the motor sounds like Colin Firth rehearsing for The King's Speech.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The blockage was so airtight that she couldn't cough, shout or even splutter.
From the independent.co.uk
It is a judgement calculated to make the Scots splutter over their porridge.
From the independent.co.uk
People tend to splutter when trying to describe Thorpe's athletic ability.
From the smh.com.au
Let them pop and splutter for a minute or two, then turn down the heat.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Bulls squeezed him for space last round but there was no splutter in Retallick's engine.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Tories splutter and insist a drive for transparency could do the job.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Sputter: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
- Spatter: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
- Spit up in an explosive manner
- To spray droplets while speaking; To speak hurriedly and confusedly; to perform to a substandard level
- (1985, LP, Woof Records, UK)
