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] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲