Splut·ter v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spluttered p. pr. & vb. n. Spluttering.] To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.]
spluttering
adj : emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds; "the
sputtering engine"; "spluttering electric arcs" [syn: sputtering]