Definition
To make quick, explosive popping sounds, or to speak in a confused, broken way, often when excited or angry.
Etymology
Originally an onomatopoeia from the 1600s imitating the sound of spit or saliva ejecting. The verb evolved to describe any series of sharp, irregular sounds, and later came to mean speaking falteringly.
Kelly Says
The word 'sputter' perfectly captures that moment when someone is so furious they can barely speak coherently—their words come out as explosive pops rather than smooth sentences, which is why it's used for both sounds and angry stammering.
Translations
BNবাংলা
টুকটুক
to-to-to-k
CACatalà
esquitxar
es-kit-shar
CSČeština
šeptání
shep-ta-nee
DEDeutsch
zischern
zish-ern
ELΕλληνικά
βουρβουρίζω
voor-boo-ri-zo
ESEspañol
escupir
es-koo-pir
FAفارسی
سوت و فوران
soo-t va fo-ran
FISuomi
löpöttely
lo-pe-tte-ley
FRFrançais
bavements
ba-ve-man
HIहिन्दी
फुसफुसाना
phus-phus-a-na
HUMagyar
süttyögörcs
soo-tee-yog-gor-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
berdesis
ber-de-sis
ITItaliano
stropicchiare
stro-tchee-ah-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
berderit
ber-de-rit
NLNederlands
sputteren
sput-ter-en
PLPolski
ziewać
zhee-vack
PTPortuguês
esguichar
es-gwee-jar
RORomână
sputtere
sput-ter-eh
RUРусский
чихать
chee-khat
SVSvenska
spruta
sproo-ta
TRTürkçe
hırıltı
hee-ril-ti
UKУкраїнська
шипіти
she-pee-tee