SPLUTTERING

Verb

spluttering

present participle of splutter

Noun

spluttering (plural splutterings)

The act of one who splutters.

Source: Wiktionary


SPLUTTER

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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