fountain vs splutter

fountain

verb
  • To flow or gush as if from a fountain. 

noun
  • An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure. 

  • A natural source of water; a spring. 

  • A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn. 

  • A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge). 

  • A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it. 

  • A roundel barry wavy argent and azure. 

  • A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain. 

  • Anything that resembles a fountain in operation. 

  • The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue. 

  • A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into. 

  • A soda fountain. 

splutter

verb
  • To soil or sprinkle (someone or something) with a substance, often a liquid; to bespatter, to spatter. 

  • To forcefully emit (something), especially in small drops or particles; to sputter. 

  • To make a sound or sounds of something forcefully emitting a substance in small drops or particles. 

  • To direct angry words, criticism, insults, etc., at (someone or something). 

  • Followed by out: to go out (as a flame) or stop functioning (as an engine or machine) with a spluttering action or sound (senses 2.1 or 2.3). 

  • Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles. 

  • Of a substance: to be emitted forcefully in small drops or particles. 

  • To speak hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly. 

  • To spray droplets of saliva from the mouth while eating or speaking. 

  • To perform in an inconsistent manner to a substandard level. 

  • Sometimes followed by out: to speak (words) hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly. 

noun
  • A forceful choking or spitting sound. 

  • A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering. 

  • A disagreement or dispute. 

  • Chaotic and forceful speaking, verbal exchange, etc.; (countable) an instance of this. 

  • A noisy commotion. 

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