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.-to throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.-to spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech.-moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech.