Splutter (Verb)
Meaning 1
Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- When he was told that his business had been shut down, he began to splutter out incoherent threats at the authorities.
- The irate motorist started to splutter obscenities at the driver who had cut him off.
- She attempted to defend herself, but her words began to splutter and stall as she realized the full weight of evidence against her.
- His anger was so intense that he started to splutter and almost choke on his own words.
- The politician's spluttering response to the scandal only served to further fuel public outrage.