1
: a confused noise (as of hasty speaking)
2
: a splashing or sputtering sound
Examples of splutter in a Sentence
Verb
She coughed and spluttered as she climbed out of the icy water.
When I demanded an explanation, he just stood there spluttering.
“Th-that's simply not true,” he spluttered.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Some golden generations splutter and cough and, sealed in a bubble of entitlement, never come close to delivering.
—Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 10 July 2018
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Conversely, the Cowboys have spluttered to their 3-2 start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The end of year push was looking good until the latest service splutter.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Some golden generations splutter and cough and, sealed in a bubble of entitlement, never come close to delivering.
—Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 10 July 2018
Verb
Kate splutters that the Doctor forbade UNIT to experiment with time technology, then immediately admits there’s one ten floors down.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Conversely, the Cowboys have spluttered to their 3-2 start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Splutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splutter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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splutter
1 of 2 noun
splut·ter
ˈsplət-ər 
1
: a confused noise (as of trying to talk too fast)
2
: a splashing or sputtering sound
splutter
2 of 2 verb1
: to make a noise as if spitting
2
: to speak or say in haste or confusion
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