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   splutter

   /ˈsplʌtə/

   verb

   • 1. make a series of short explosive spitting or choking sounds: "she coughed and spluttered, tears coursing down her face"
   • ▪ say something rapidly, indistinctly, and with a spitting sound, as a result of anger, embarrassment, or another strong emotion: "he began to splutter excuses"
   • ▪ spit (something) out from one's mouth noisily and in small splashes: "spluttering brackish water, he struggled to regain his feet"

   noun

   • 1. a short explosive spitting or choking noise: "the engine gave one final splutter and died"

   Word Origin late 17th century: imitative; compare with sputter.

   Derivatives

   • 1. splutterer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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