The meaning of SPUTTER is to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds. How to use sputter in a sentence.

SPUTTER definition: 1. to make several quick explosive sounds: 2. to say something in a series of quick explosive…. Learn more.

SPUTTER definition: to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds. See examples of sputter used in a sentence.

sputter in American English (ˈspʌtər ) verb intransitive Origin: Du sputteren, freq. < MDu spotten, to spit: for base see spew

sputter make popping or sizzling sounds; to eject particles of saliva or food from the mouth explosively and involuntarily; some of the same definitions as for splutter, such as to utter incoherently

Jan 14, 2026 · sputter (third-person singular simple present sputters, present participle sputtering, simple past and past participle sputtered) (intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, …

Definition of sputter verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.