SPLUTTER

sputter, splutter

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

spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering

(noun) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; “he heard a spatter of gunfire”

splutter, sputter, spit out

(verb) spit up in an explosive manner

sputter, splutter

(verb) utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

splutter (third-person singular simple present splutters, present participle spluttering, simple past and past participle spluttered)

To sputter.

To spray droplets of saliva from the mouth while speaking.

To speak hurriedly and confusedly.

To perform to a substandard level.

Noun

splutter (plural splutters)

A spluttering.

Source: Wiktionary


Splut"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spluttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Spluttering.] Etym: [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. Sputter.]

Definition: To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.] Carleton.

Splut"ter, n.

Definition: A confused noise, as of hasty speaking. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 May 2025

DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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