splutterverb [ I ]
uk/ˈsplʌt.ər/us/ˈsplʌt̬.ɚ/(of a person) to speak in a quick and confused way, producing short, unclear noises because of surprise, anger, etc., or (of a person or thing) to make a series of noises similar to this:
The old gentleman was spluttering with indignation.
[ + speech ] "But, er ... when, um, ... how?" he spluttered.
She took too big a gulp of whisky and started to cough and splutter.
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Ways of talking
- -mouthed
- babel
- blab
- blather
- declamatory
- drone
- drone on
- hold the floor idiom
- lyrical
- meanderings
- rabbit
- rabbit on
- sink to a whisper idiom
- tattle
- telegrammatic
- throw
- undertone
- waffle
- whisper
- yap
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splutter
noun [ C ] ukus