splutter

verb

/ˈsplʌtə(r)/

/ˈsplʌtər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they splutter	/ˈsplʌtə(r)/ /ˈsplʌtər/
he / she / it splutters	/ˈsplʌtəz/ /ˈsplʌtərz/
past simple spluttered	/ˈsplʌtəd/ /ˈsplʌtərd/
past participle spluttered	/ˈsplʌtəd/ /ˈsplʌtərd/
-ing form spluttering	/ˈsplʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈsplʌtərɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] to speak quickly and with difficulty, making soft spitting sounds, because you are angry or embarrassed气急败坏地说；慌张地说 synonym sputter
- + speech (out) ‘But, but…you can’t!’ she spluttered.“可是，可是…你不能啊！” 她急促而慌乱地说。
- splutter (with something) Her father spluttered with indignation.她父亲气得说话都语无伦次了。
[intransitive] to make a series of short explosive sounds发噗噗声；发噼啪声 synonym sputter
- The firework spluttered and went out.花炮噼里啪啦地喷完后灭了。
- She fled from the blaze, coughing and spluttering.她从大火中逃出来，一边咳嗽，一边噗噗地吐气。