What is the meaning of splutter?

noun

• The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.
  • usage: "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
  • synonyms: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, sputtering
• An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage.
  • synonyms: sputter

verb

• Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage.
  • synonyms: sputter
• Spit up in an explosive manner.
  • synonyms: sputter, spit out