Splutter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/splˈʌɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/splˈʌtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/splˈʌtə/

2 syllables Say it as /splˈʌɾɚ/.

Examples

he heard a spatter of gunfire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spattering splattering spit out sputtering spatter splatter sputter

Parts of Speech

noun	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively “he heard a spatter of gunfire”
noun	an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
verb	utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
verb	spit up in an explosive manner

Word Forms

splat	verb	give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
sputter	verb	make an explosive sound
splutter	verb	utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
sputter	noun	an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
splutter	noun	an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stottern

das Geräusch von etwas, das explosionsartig spritzt oder stottert

🇫🇷French

bafouiller

le bruit de quelque chose qui éclabousse ou crépite de manière explosive

🇪🇸Spanish

chisporroteo

el ruido de algo salpicando o chisporroteando explosivamente

🇮🇹Italian

balbettare

il rumore di qualcosa che schizza o scoppietta in modo esplosivo

🇳🇱Dutch

sputteren

het geluid van iets dat explosief sputtert of sputtert

🇵🇹Portuguese

balbuciar

o barulho de algo respingando ou cuspindo de forma explosiva

🇷🇺Russian

плескаться

шум чего-то разбрызгивания или взрывного распыления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोलाहल

किसी चीज के छिटकने या विस्फोटक रूप से छिटकने का शोर

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதறி

ஏதோ வெடிக்கும் சத்தம் அல்லது தெறிக்கும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిందులు వేయువాడు

ఏదో చిమ్ముతున్న శబ్దం లేదా పేలుడు శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्प्लटर

काहीतरी स्पॅटरिंग किंवा स्फोटकपणे थुंकण्याचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પ્લટર

વિસ્ફોટક રીતે કંઈક સ્પેટરિંગ અથવા સ્ફટરિંગનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಟ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಸಿಡಿಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಫೋಟಕವಾಗಿ ಚೆಲ್ಲುವ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പ്ലട്ടർ

സ്ഫോടനാത്മകമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും തെറിക്കുന്നതോ ചീറ്റുന്നതോ ആയ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਲਟਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਛਿੜਕਣ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸਫੋਟਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਥੁੱਕਣ ਦਾ ਰੌਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھٹنا

کسی چیز کے بکھرنے یا پھٹنے کا شور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溅射

爆炸性飞溅或溅射的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

飛び散る

何かが飛び散る、または爆発的に飛び散る音

🇰🇷Korean

뜻 모를 말

무언가가 튀거나 폭발적으로 튀는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói lắp bắp

tiếng ồn của thứ gì đó bắn tung tóe hoặc nổ tung

🇹🇭Thai

กระเซ็น

เสียงของสิ่งที่กระเด็นหรือสปัตเตอร์ดังระเบิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergetar

suara sesuatu yang memercik atau tergagap secara eksplosif

🇵🇭Filipino

bulalas

ang ingay ng isang bagay na sumasabog o sumasabog

🇲🇾Malay

terpercik

bunyi sesuatu yang terpercik atau terpercik dengan letupan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترشيش

ضجيج شيء يتناثر أو يتطاير بشكل متفجر

🇮🇷Persian

پراکندگی

صدای پاشیدن یا پاشیدن چیزی به صورت انفجاری

🇹🇷Turkish

dağılma

patlayıcı bir şekilde sıçrayan veya sıçrayan bir şeyin sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַמגֵם

רעש של משהו שמתיז או מתפרץ בצורה נפיצה

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