SPUTTER

I. verb Etymology: akin to Dutch ~en to ~ Date: 1598 transitive verb to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds, to utter hastily or explosively in confusion or excitement , to dislodge (atoms) from the surface of a material by collision with high energy particles, intransitive verb to spit or squirt particles of food or saliva noisily from the mouth, to speak explosively or confusedly in anger or excitement, to make explosive popping sounds, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1673 confused and excited speech or discussion, the act or sound of ~ing