sputter (
http://definr.com/sputter)
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively;
"he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spatter,
spattering,
splatter,
splattering,
splutter,
sputtering]
2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
[syn:
splutter]
v 1: make an explosive sound
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]
4: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn:
splutter]
5: spit up in an explosive manner [syn:
splutter,
spit out]