splatter vs sputtering

splatter and sputtering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
splatter	Yes	No	Yes	No
sputtering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, splatter and sputtering are synonyms defined as:

splatter and sputtering: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

Other synonyms of splatter include spatter, spattering, splattering, splutter, sputter.

splatter (noun)	sputtering (noun)
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
a small quantity of something moist or liquid

splatter (verb)	sputtering (verb)
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
dash a liquid upon or against