sputter
[verb]
Synonyms: rip (out), spit, splutter, spatter

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Related Words: ejaculate, eject, throw (out), gibber, jabber, bluster, heckle, hector, rage, rant, rave, storm, crackle, pop, hiss

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sput‧ter /ˈspʌtə $ -ər/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Dutch; Origin: sputteren]

1. [intransitive] if something such as an engine or a fire sputters, it makes short soft uneven noises like very small explosions Synonym : splutter:
Suddenly the engine sputtered and stopped.

2. [intransitive and transitive] to talk quickly in short confused phrases, especially because you are angry or shocked Synonym : splutter:
‘What do you mean?’ sputtered Annabelle.
—sputter noun [uncountable and countable]

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