to splutter
4
7.5
- verb
- /ˈsplʌtər/
:
balbucear
- But then a remarkable thing happened: his son started to flap about, spluttering and laughing.
- coughed and spluttered
- spluttering and choking
- came up spluttering
So if I catch a cold and whatever, I would just start a cough, splutter, cough blood up, that's it, bleed from the nose, that's me gone.
- So if I catch a cold and whatever, I would just start a cough, splutter, cough blood up, that's it, bleed from the nose, that's me gone.
Examples
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Suddenly, the door opened and his housekeeper appeared, spluttering with protests at his cavalier treatment of the polished wood paneling.
Fiction book (1999) -
I jump up spluttering, and my sister laughs at me and splashes water in my face.
Fiction book (1997) -
John loosens his hold just enough for Will to splutter out...
Fiction book (1991) -
From time to time, I heard coughing and spluttering from the children's room.
Fiction book (1995) -
"B-But," the other priest spluttered in his high, fluting voice, "this is the appointed day!"
Fiction book (1990) -
"You're you're you're," he spluttered, unable even to say the word.
Fiction book (1993) -
A bubble burst, splashed hot mud over his face, and he spluttered and wiped his nose clear.
Fiction book (1991) -
Just as he gets near, Alexei lets Nadia surface, coughing and spluttering—she shouts at Alexei in Russian, angry.
Fiction book (2001) -
He was so angry that he began to splutter his words, unable to express his frustration clearly.
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After being interrupted, she spluttered her responses, trying to defend her point of view despite her shock.
Synonyms
75
4.4
Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand
59
4.8
To say something suddenly without thinking because you feel excited or nervous
57
4.9
To speak with difficulty by repeating sounds or pausing often
42
3.9
Say something suddenly without thinking
26
4.8
To speak with short pauses and repeated sounds that make words hard to understand
12
6.5
To speak in short angry bursts with spitting sounds
8
6.5
To talk quickly and excitedly in a way that is hard to understand
5
8.6
To make quick unclear sounds when you are nervous or excited
4
5.4
To speak in a weak, broken voice because of strong feeling
1
7.4
Say something with great difficulty because you feel upset or nervous
1
9.5
To make a short silly sound suddenly
1
9.9
To speak very fast so others cannot understand
To speak quickly in a confused or silly way
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
To make short, broken sounds when you speak because you do not believe something
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Splutter copies the quick 'spitting' sound, so to splutter is to make short, popping noises or to speak in a rushed, broken way.