1. to speak in a confused, excited, or angry way with short bursts of words
2. to make spitting sounds while speaking, often spraying saliva
3. to make irregular popping or crackling sounds

1. confused or excited speech with short bursts of words
2. irregular popping or crackling sounds

Examples

• He splutters with rage whenever someone mentions the incident.
• The old man splutters when he gets excited and talks too fast.
• The candle splutters as the wax melts unevenly.
• The engine splutters and dies in the cold weather.
• Her angry splutters made it hard to understand what she was saying.
• The fire gave off occasional splutters as it burned the damp wood.
• The professor splutters through his lectures when he’s nervous.