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Shuttered vs Spluttered - What's the difference?

shuttered | spluttered |

As verbs the difference between shuttered and spluttered

is that shuttered is (shutter) while spluttered is (splutter).

shuttered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (shutter)

    • shutter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who shuts or closes something.
  • * (Max Beerbohm)
    • it would be very difficult to pack this drawing in such a way that it would be sure not to be injured by the frantic fingers of the openers and shutters .
  • (usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
  • (photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in during taking a picture.

    • Derived terms

    * roller shutter * shutter priority * shutter speed

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To close shutters covering.
    • Shutter the windows, there's a storm coming!
  • To close up (a building or an operation) for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.
    • It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended.
    The US is seeking to get Iran to shutter its nuclear weapons program.

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    spluttered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (splutter)

    • splutter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to spray droplets while speaking
  • to speak hurriedly and confusedly
  • to perform to a substandard level
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 5 , author=Mark Ashenden , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Manchester City, Liverpool, Bolton and Manchester United come next for Wolves in the Premier League but McCarthy's men will fear no one after beating Chelsea for the first time in 18 years, while Ancelotti has much to ponder as his players continue to splutter .}}