Definition of sputtery:
(n) :
moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and
hasty speech
(v) :
to spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in
rapid speaking; 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."