0 (of a person) to speak in a quick and confused way, producing short, unclear noises because of surprise, anger, etc., or (of a person or thing) to make a series of noises similar to this -- （因惊讶、愤怒等）语无伦次地说；发出嘟囔声；发出噼啪声
The old gentleman was spluttering with indignation. 那位老先生愤怒地嘟囔着什么。
[ + speech ] "But, er ... when, um, ... how?" he spluttered. “但是，呃……什么时候，嗯……怎样？”他语无伦次地说道。
She took too big a gulp of whisky and started to cough and splutter. 她那一口威士忌喝得太多，开始咳嗽起来，嘴里噗噗地吐着气。
I spluttered something about being a professional person, to which he asked what a professional housewife like me was doing being a mayor.
The concept is breathtaking in its originality and it is important that the development should not lurch and splutter.
Here, too, the organ joins the orchestra in the opening mêlée, but the sound evaporates instantly, leaving a lone bass line to splutter out on tuba and organ.
Slowly, in all the different forums in which these matters are discussed, there seems to be a spluttering into life of one sort or another.
Some people, when the mood of panic is on them, assume the only thing to do is to splutter out hatred, to become more insensitive and more inhumane.
It gives a very bright light and has been discredited by the splutter due to inefficient electric- carbons.
But many homeless people try to avoid using such provision, being understandably reluctant to spend the night in a vast dormitory in the company of coughing, spluttering, alcoholic older men.
We are getting a last splutter of compulsion tonight.
