Synonyms for splutter
- noun
- verb
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
1. Sputter
sputter, stammer, sputtering, spattering, spatter, splatter, splattering
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Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering.
a splutter of water from a pipe
- v. 1
To forcefully emit (something), especially in small drops or particles; to sputter.
Forms
- Plural
- splutters → sputters, stammers, sputterings, spatterings…
- Past participle
- spluttered
e.g. spluttered → stirred, bustled…
Example sentences
- stammer When suddenly asked a question, I often stammer to respond.
- sputter They can't help but sputter excuses for their sorry behavior.
- controversy She has waded into one controversy after another.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| splutter | rising | |
| sputtering | steady | |
| stammer | rising | |
| sputter | rising | |
| spattering | rising | |
| controversy | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- stir1
- 6 letters
- bustle2
- 7 letters
- stammer2, spatter2, sputter2
- 8 letters
- splatter2
- 10 letters
- sputtering3, spattering3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, splattering3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bustle2 = 2 syllables).