(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; to utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva
"they could neither of them speak their rage, and so fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting apples. -Congreve."
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(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; to utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva
"they could neither of them speak their rage, and so fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting apples. -Congreve."