splutter

splutter
1. intransitive verb
[Feuer, Gaslampe:] flackern; [Fett:] spritzen; [Person:] prusten; [Motor:] stottern

splutter with rage/indignation — vor Wut/Entrüstung schnauben

2. transitive verb
stottern [Worte]
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splut·ter
[ˈsplʌtəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
I. vi
1. (make noises) stottern
to \splutter sth with indignation etw entrüstet hervorstoßen
2. (spit) spucken
to cough and \splutter husten und spucken
3. (backfire) car, lorry stottern; (make crackling noise) fire zischen; bacon, sausages brutzeln, zischen
II. vt
1. (say)
to \splutter an excuse eine Entschuldigung hervorstoßen
“but ... er ... when ... um ... how?” he \spluttered „aber ... em ... wann ... äh ... wie?“ stotterte er; (in indignation)
“well I never!” she \spluttered „na so was!“ platzte sie los
▪ to \splutter sth water etw ausspucken
III. n of a person Prusten nt kein pl; of a car Stottern nt kein pl; of fire, bacon Zischen nt kein pl
to give a \splutter zischen
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['splʌtə(r)]
1. n
(of engine) Stottern nt; (of fire) Zischen nt; (while talking) Prusten nt no pl
2. vi
(person = spit) prusten, spucken; (= stutter) stottern; (engine) stottern; (fire, lamp, fat) zischen; (sausages) brutzeln, zischen

to splutter with indignation — vor Entrüstung prusten

3. vt
(hervor)stoßen

that's not true, he spluttered — das ist nicht wahr, platzte er los

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splutter [ˈsplʌtə(r)]
A v/i
1. stottern (with vor dat)
2. stottern (Motor)
3. zischen (Braten etc)
4. klecksen (Schreibfeder)
5. he coughed and spluttered all over me er hat mich vollgehustet
B v/t
1. Worte (heraus)stottern
2. bespritzen, bekleckern (beide:
with mit)
C s
1. Stottern n
2. AUTO Stottern n
3. Klecksen n
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1. intransitive verb
[Feuer, Gaslampe:] flackern; [Fett:] spritzen; [Person:] prusten; [Motor:] stottern

splutter with rage/indignation — vor Wut/Entrüstung schnauben

2. transitive verb
stottern [Worte]
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v.
stottern v.

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