Antonyms for splutter
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : spluht-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsplʌt ər |
Definition of splutter
Origin :- 1670s, perhaps a variant of sputter, intensified by the consonant cluster of splash, splatter, etc.
- verb crackle
- There was no sound in the room but the scratch and splutter of his quill.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
- Jukes understood the boatswain to splutter that the bridge ladders were gone.
- Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
- There was a little pause, and then came the splutter of a match.
- Extract from : « Cruel Barbara Allen » by David Christie Murray
- All had their mouths full when suddenly Codfish began to splutter.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
- I watched him gesticulate and get red in the face and foam and splutter.
- Extract from : « The Winning Clue » by James Hay, Jr.
- The splash was followed by a splutter, and then a frantic cry for help.
- Extract from : « The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview » by Ralph Bonehill
- The arc lamps come on with a splutter, and they, too, at first are amethyst.
- Extract from : « Penguin Persons & Peppermints » by Walter Prichard Eaton
- I have just come out of a deep, deep ditch, and I want to hear the splutter.
- Extract from : « A Little Union Scout » by Joel Chandler Harris
- There was a splutter that showed red in the hollow of my brother's hand.
- Extract from : « Chimney-Pot Papers » by Charles S. Brooks
- It was the swish and splutter of hoofs on the road before the door.
- Extract from : « Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
Synonyms for splutter
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