splutter

With Ambassador John Negroponte in place, halting dialogues could begin to splutter, and stutter, and stumble.

He held up with a pride that made him splutter a little jack about fourteen inches long, which he had just caught.

Our crew—two Chinamen who jested about us between themselves in a continuous splutter of Chinese.

Dolly catches her lips with her finger tips, suppressing a little splutter of mirth.

And the utterers of both queries came forth on to the stoep, causing their brothers to break into a splutter of mirth.

A large drop of water, splashing down from the roof of the cavern, caused the light to splutter and go out.