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splutter(dictionary)

splutter (iou)



splutter noun & verb. L17.
[Imit. Cf. SPUTTER noun, verb.]
A. noun.
A commotion, a fuss. Now dial. L17.
Vehement and confused speech; an instance of this. L17.
T. H. Huxley Dinner..with a confused splutter of German to..my right.
A loud spitting or choking noise. E19.
R. Frame 'She's barmy,' Margot said,..stifling her splutters of laughter.
b. verb.
verb trans. & intrans. Utter or talk hastily and indistinctly with spitting or choking sounds. Also foll. by out. E18.
G. W. Thornbury King James spluttered out his alarm at Jesuit plots. E. Ambler I began to laugh..'My dear good Zaleshoff,' I spluttered.
verb intrans. Make a loud spitting or choking noise. E19.
F. King She began to shake and splutter with laughter. G. Greene The kettle was beginning to splutter. Classic Racer His engine splutters, then cuts dead.
a. verb trans. Scatter in small splashes; eject with a splutter. M19.
R. S. Surtees Twirling the pen..and spluttering the ink over the paper. L. Grant-Adamson If Joseph had not swallowed quickly he might have spluttered his wine.
b. verb trans. Bespatter (a person). M19.
c. verb intrans. Of a pen: scatter ink when used. M19.
splutterer noun M19.
splutteringly adverb in a spluttering manner M20.
spluttery adjective suggestive of spluttering M19.