Associations to the word «Splutter»

Wiktionary

SPLUTTER, verb. To spray droplets while speaking
SPLUTTER, verb. To speak hurriedly and confusedly
SPLUTTER, verb. To perform to a substandard level

Dictionary definition

SPLUTTER, noun. The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire".
SPLUTTER, noun. An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage).
SPLUTTER, verb. Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage.
SPLUTTER, verb. Spit up in an explosive manner.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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