Link Centre Dictionary

spluttering

splut·te·ring

UK/ˈsplʌtəɹɪŋ/ US/ˈsplʌtɚɹɪŋ/ rare

adjective

1.

emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds

  • “the sputtering engine”
  • “spluttering electric arcs”
Synonyms
Similar

Origin

From splutter + -ing.

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.