n Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hastyspeech.
v To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapidspeaking.
v To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva.
v To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
v (transitive) To spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech.