splutter

splutter
['splʌtə] 1. сущ.
1)
а) шум, гам, суматоха
Syn:
б) бессвязная речь, лопотанье, лепет

Then there was dinner with a confused splutter of German to the neighbours on my right. — А потом был обед, за которым я пытался говорить по-немецки со своими соседями справа, но из моих уст вылетало лишь бессвязное бормотание.

The work consists mainly of mere wind and splutter. — Почти вся работа - чистой воды пустословие и детский лепет.

Syn:
в) спор, ссора

He has had a splutter with his mother-in-law. — Он поругался со своей тёщей.

Syn:
2) плеск, всплеск, звук разлетающихся брызг

A couple of ducks made away with a great splutter. — Пара уток шумно снялась и улетела, подняв кучу брызг.

Syn:
2. гл.
1) = splutter out говорить быстро и бессвязно, лопотать

She was so anxious that she could only splutter out her story of the crime that she had witnessed. — Она так волновалась, что смогла только бессвязно пролопотать рассказ о происшествии, свидетельницей которого она стала.

Syn:
2)
а) разбрызгивать

He was twirling the pen between his fingers, spluttering the ink over the paper. — Он крутил в руках свою перьевую ручку, разбрызгивая чернила по бумаге.

б) разбрызгиваться

She dropped her fat round cake right into her cup of tea, the contents of which spluttered all over her bonnet. — Она уронила большой кусок торта прямо себе в чашку, и вся её шляпка тотчас же оказалась забрызгана чаем.

Syn:
3) шипеть; трещать; шкварчать
Syn:
spit II 2., sputter 2.

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  • Splutter — Splut ter (spl[u^]t t[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spluttered} ( t[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spluttering}.] [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. {Sputter}.] To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.] Carleton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Splutter — Splut ter, n. A confused noise, as of hasty speaking. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • splutter — (n.) 1670s, perhaps a variant of SPUTTER (Cf. sputter), intensified by the consonant cluster of splash, splatter, etc. The verb is from 1728 …   Etymology dictionary

  • splutter — ► VERB 1) make a series of short explosive spitting or choking sounds. 2) say in a rapid indistinct way. ► NOUN ▪ a spluttering sound. DERIVATIVES splutterer noun. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • splutter — [splut′ər] vi. [var. of SPUTTER] 1. to make hissing or spitting sounds, or to throw off particles in an explosive way, as something frying; sputter 2. to speak hurriedly and confusedly, as when excited or embarrassed vt. 1. to utter hurriedly and …   English World dictionary

  • splutter — UK [ˈsplʌtə(r)] / US [ˈsplʌtər] verb Word forms splutter : present tense I/you/we/they splutter he/she/it splutters present participle spluttering past tense spluttered past participle spluttered informal 1) a) [intransitive] to make noises with… …   English dictionary

  • splutter — splut|ter [ˈsplʌtə US ər] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from sputter] 1.) [I and T] to talk quickly in short confused phrases, especially because you are angry or surprised = ▪ But ... but ... I can t believe... how could you? she… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • splutter — [[t]splʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] splutters, spluttering, spluttered 1) VERB If someone splutters, they make short sounds and have difficulty speaking clearly, for example because they are embarrassed or angry. [V with quote] But it cannot be, he spluttered …   English dictionary

  • splutter — See splutter, sputter …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • splutter — verb Splutter is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑engine …   Collocations dictionary

  • splutter — verb (I) 1 to talk quickly in short confused phrases, especially because you are angry or surprised: “But ...But ...I can t believe...how could you?” she spluttered. (+ with): Katie was spluttering with rage. 2 to make short sharp noises, like… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English


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