SPUTTER
\spˈʌtə], \spˈʌtə], \s_p_ˈʌ_t_ə]\
Definitions of SPUTTER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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spit up in an explosive manner
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utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
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an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
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make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"
By Princeton University
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spit up in an explosive manner
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utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
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an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
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To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva.
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To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
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To spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech.
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Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech.
By Oddity Software
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To throw out in small particles, as sparks from burning wood; to spit small, scattered drops, as in rapid or excited speech; hence, to speak rapidly and indistinctly.
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Matter thrown out in small particles or drops: excited and indistinct talk.
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Sputterer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To spit in small drops, as in rapid speaking: to throw out moisture in scattered drops: to speak rapidly and indistinctly.
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To throw out with haste and noise: to utter hastily and indistinctly.
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Moist matter thrown out in particles.
By Daniel Lyons
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Anything sprinkled or flung about noisily; an angry out break.
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To fling about in drops or particles; make a spitting noise.
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To sprinkle spittle in rapid speaking; talk rapidly and indistinctly.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman