splutter
1 verb while speaking INTRANSITIVEbheith ag plobaireacht bheith ag priosláil bheith ag snagaireacht he's spluttering tá sé ag priosláil, tá cith seileog leis agus é ag caintshe spluttered with anger bhí sí ag dodaireacht le fearg, bhí sí á tachtadh le fearg, bhí prislíní cantail léi
TRANSITIVEhe began to splutter excuses thosaigh sé ag déanamh leithscéalta go snagach
2 verb engine, machine, etc INTRANSITIVEbheith ag snagaireacht the espresso machine was spluttering bhí an t-inneall espresso ag snagaireacht, bhí dodaireacht ag an inneall espressothe car spluttered into life tháinig beocht sa charr arís i ndiaidh di cúpla snag a chur aistiShow full entry
3 verb choke, cough INTRANSITIVEbheith ag snagaireacht she's spluttering tá sí ag snagaireacht, tá gach snag aisti 4 verb flame INTRANSITIVEbheith ag preabadh bheith ag preabarnachthe candle is spluttering tá an choinneal ag preabarnach, tá an choinneal ag caochaíl 5 verb be in difficulty INTRANSITIVEbheith stadachthe team were spluttering bhí an fhoireann stadach ina gcuid imeartha 6 noun in speechdodaireacht fem3plobaireacht fem3 snagaireacht fem3 a splutter of surprise snagaireacht iontais 7 noun spluttering soundsnagaireacht fem3 splutar masc1