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Meaning of sputters
The primary meaning of the word "sputters" is to speak or say something with difficulty, often with a stutter or a break in the flow of words.
Etymology of sputters
The word "sputters" is derived from the Middle English word "sputten", which is related to the Old English word "sputian", meaning "to spit" or "to spew".
Historically, the word has been used to describe the sound of something spitting or spewing out, such as a flame or a liquid, and has since been extended to describe the sound of someone speaking with difficulty.
Synonyms
stammers
stutters
splutters
falters
hesitates
pauses
stops
ceases
breaks
interrupts
discontinues
suspends
stalls
hesitates
vacillates
wavers
trembles
shudders
quivers
quavers
shakes
rattles
sputtering
mumbling
stuttering
stammering
faltering
stumbling
blundering
mis-speaking
mis-pronouncing
struggling
straining
laboring
groping
floundering
foundering
sinking
failing
Definitions
- To utter words or sounds with a spasmodic, explosive, or interrupted quality, as if the voice is breaking or stumbling.
- To make a series of short, explosive sounds, like a motor or engine that is not running smoothly.
Usage Examples
- The old man's words sputtered out as he tried to explain the complex idea.
- The engine sputters and coughs before finally dying.
- The child's words sputtered out in a nervous stutter as she tried to read aloud.
Antonyms
flows
speaks
talks
converses
articulates
enunciates
pronounces
expresses
communicates
conveys
declares
announces
proclaims
states
asserts
affirms
confirms
verifies
fluently
smoothly
clearly
coherently
confidently
steadily
consistently
evenly
uniformly
continuously