Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spluttering

/ˈsplʌtɚɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: splut-ter-ing
IPA: /ˈsplʌtɚɹɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of splutter: the act of one who splutters.

verb

present participle and gerund of splutter

Etymology

Etymology tree English splutter Middle English -ynge English -ing English spluttering From splutter + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsplʌtɚɹɪŋ/
British English: /ˈsplʌtəɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

splutterings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce spluttering?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsplʌtɚɹɪŋ/.
What does spluttering mean?: gerund of splutter: the act of one who splutters.
Where does spluttering come from?: Etymology tree English splutter Middle English -ynge English -ing English spluttering From splutter + -ing.

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