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splutter

splut·ter

UK/ˈsplʌtə/ US/ˈsplʌtɚ/ uncommon obsolete
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

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verb

1.

utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

Synonyms
2.

Origin

The noun is imitative. The verb is derived from the noun.

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