Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/November 18

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Word of the day
for November 18
splutter v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To forcefully emit (something), especially in small drops or particles; to sputter.
    2. To soil or sprinkle (someone or something) with a substance, often a liquid; to bespatter, to spatter.
    3. (figuratively)
      1. To direct angry words, criticism, insults, etc., at (someone or something).
      2. Sometimes followed by out: to speak (words) hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
      1. To spray droplets of saliva from the mouth while eating or speaking.
    2. Of a substance: to be emitted forcefully in small drops or particles.
    3. To make a sound or sounds of something forcefully emitting a substance in small drops or particles.
    4. Followed by out: to go out (as a flame) or stop functioning (as an engine or machine) with a spluttering action or sound (senses 2.1 or 2.3).
    5. (figuratively)
      1. To speak hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly.
      2. To perform in an inconsistent manner to a substandard level. [...]
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