Sputter - Definition

n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering
explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering,
sputter, splutter, sputtering]
2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
[syn: sputter, splutter]
v 1: make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"
2: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The
solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the
dust"
3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber,
scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]
4: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter,
splutter]
5: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter,
spit out]