"sputter" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively (synset 107409414)
"he heard a spatter of gunfire"

is a type of: noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

same as: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) (synset 107144891)
is a type of: utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

same as: splutter

Verb

Make an explosive sound (synset 202190806)
"sputtering engines"

is a type of: pop - make a sharp explosive noise
Cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed (synset 200557078)
"The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (synset 201925765)
is a type of: climb - move with difficulty, by grasping

same as: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle
Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage (synset 200988929)
is a type of: emit, let loose, let out, utter - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

same as: splutter
Spit up in an explosive manner (synset 200102057)
is a type of: cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

same as: spit out, splutter