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}]