let loose vs sputter

sputter vs let loose

let loose is not a noun while sputter is a noun.

let loose and sputter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
let loose	No	No	Yes	No
sputter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sputter is a hyponym of let loose; that is, sputter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let loose:

let loose: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
sputter: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

Other hyponyms of let loose include call, gibber, crow, crow, trumpet, coo, call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell, miaou, miaow, tsk, tut-tut, tut, echo, repeat, call, shoot, gurgle, cry, nasale, bite out, sigh, troat, lift, pant, volley, break into, heave, chorus, splutter, deliver, hoot, grunt, wolf-whistle, snort, spit, spit out, groan, moan, growl, grumble, rumble, howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl, bark, baa, blat, blate, bleat, bellow, roar, cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep, churr, whirr, chirr, meow, mew, quack, hoot, cronk, honk, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, sibilate, bray, hee-haw, oink, squeal, clack, click, cluck, low, moo, cackle, gobble, neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny, gargle, caw, mew, haw, hem, croak, cronk, sing, smack, give.

let loose (noun)	sputter (noun)
	an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

let loose (verb)	sputter (verb)
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)	spit up in an explosive manner
turn loose or free from restraint	cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
	utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
	climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
	make an explosive sound

Difference between let loose and sputter

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