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English noun: splutter | |||
| 1. | splutter (event) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | ||
| Samples | He heard a spatter of gunfire. | ||
| Synonyms | spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, sputtering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 2. | splutter (communication) an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) | ||
| Synonyms | sputter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
English verb: splutter | |||
| 1. | splutter (communication) utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage | ||
| Examples | Cars splutter in the streets , The streets splutter with cars | ||
| Synonyms | sputter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| 2. | splutter (body) spit up in an explosive manner | ||
| Synonyms | spit out, sputter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up | ||
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