sputter

intransitive verb

To spit out or spray particles of saliva or food from the mouth in noisy bursts.

intransitive verb

To spit out words or sounds in an excited or confused manner.

intransitive verb

To make sporadic spitting or popping sounds.

intransitive verb

To cause the atoms of a solid to be removed from the surface by bombardment with atoms in a discharge tube.

intransitive verb

To eject in short bursts with spitting or popping sounds.

intransitive verb

To utter in an excited or confused manner.

intransitive verb

To coat (a solid surface) with metal atoms by sputtering.

noun

The act or sound of sputtering.

noun

Matter emitted in sputtering.

noun

Excited or confused utterance.