sputters

Noun

• the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
• an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

Verb

• make an explosive sound
• cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
• utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
• spit up in an explosive manner
• third-person singular simple present indicative of sputter

Synonyms

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, spatter, spattering, spit out, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering, struggle