ˈspʌtə v. & n. --v. 1 intr.
emit spitting sounds,
esp.
when being heated. 2 intr. (often foll. by at)
speak in a hurried or
vehement fashion. 3 tr. emit
with a spitting
sound. 4 tr. speak or utter (words, threats, a
language, etc.) rapidly or incoherently. 5 tr.
Physics deposit (metal) by using fast ions etc. to
eject particles of it
from a
target. --n. a sputtering sound, esp. sputtering
speech. øøsputterer n. [Du. sputteren (imit.)]