to utter or spit out words or sounds explosively or incoherently, as when angry or flustered. SEE MORE. verb (used with object) to emit (anything) forcibly and in small particles, as if by spitting:The fire sputtered cinders. to eject (saliva, food, etc.)

What does sputtered sound like?

Sputter is defined as to make a series of soft explosive sounds, to speak in incoherent bursts of conversation, or to make a sound like spitting. ... To make sporadic spitting or popping sounds. The fire sputtered and died.

Does a fire sputter?

If something such as an engine or a flame sputters, it works or burns in an uneven way and makes a series of soft popping sounds. Sputter is also a noun.