splutter

• Take these opening sound word combinations: Gr-words, as in “groan,” “grumble” “grumpy,” “grunt,” and “growl” suggest some unpleasant, or even threatening, sound or action.Sp-words are related to water or other liquids, or even powder: splash, splutter, spray, sprinkle, and spurt.
• When they splutter, add onions and sauté till golden on medium heat. —  Malabar Spices...
• When the mustard seeds start to splutter, add the cumin seeds and red chilies and saute for a few seconds. —  Live To Eat
• There was a splutter, as of shivering metal flying about, and, with a sort of intuition, the whole regiment rose and ran. —  Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
• So Hugh made a great splutter, and did not half dry his face, and left the water in the basin;--a thing which they told him was not allowed. —  The Crofton Boys

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