utter vs sputter

sputter vs utter

utter is not a noun while sputter is a noun.

utter is an adjective but sputter is not an adjective.

utter and sputter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
utter	No	Yes	Yes	No
sputter	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of utter 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.

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

utter (adjective)	sputter (adjective)
complete and absolute
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

utter (verb)	sputter (verb)
express in speech	spit up in an explosive manner
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise	cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)	utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
put into circulation	climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
	make an explosive sound

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