Definition of sputter - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
speechintr. speak rapidly and somewhat incoherentlyintr.
- He sputtered in surprise when he heard the news..
2.
uneven progressintr. progress slowly and unevenlyintr.
- The project began to sputter after initial success.
3.
explosive emissiontr./intr. emit small particles or sounds explosivelytr./intr.
- The engine began to sputter and stall.
4.
surface coatingtr. TECH. coat a surface by sputteringtr. TECH.
- The technician sputtered the metal onto the surface.
Noun
1.
mechanicsspitting sound of an engine or similar
- The old car's engine made a constant sputter..
2.
communicationconfused and hasty speech
- His explanation was a sputter of words.
3.
explosive noiseRare the noise of something spattering explosivelyRare
- We heard the sputter of fireworks.
4.
matterRare US moist matter thrown out in small particlesRare US
- The sputter from the fountain wet our clothes.
Images of sputter
moist matter thrown out in small particles
Expressions with sputter
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come to an end or die out
The conversation started to sputter out after midnight.
stop gradually with irregular sounds or movements
The old car sputtered to a halt on the highway.
Origin of sputter
Middle Dutch, sputteren (to spit)
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anger
feel very angry or sputter with anger
Examples of sputter in a sentence
The engine started to sputter before finally dying. The engine began to sputter and lose power. His career started to sputter after the big break. The fireworks began to sputter before bursting into the sky. He could only sputter in disbelief at the news. The engineer sputtered a thin film onto the glass.
They sputtered gold onto the semiconductor wafer. The sputter of the lawnmower indicated it needed maintenance. A faint sputter could be heard from the malfunctioning generator. Her speech turned into a sputter when she got nervous. The sputter of his words made it hard to understand. The engine's sputter indicated a problem. A sputter from the pan signaled the oil was hot. The sputter from the spray bottle was unexpected. A sputter of rain hit the window suddenly.
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- French:bredouiller, crachotement, ...
- German:stottern, Knattern, ...
- Italian:farneticare, scoppiettio, ...
- Spanish:farfullar, chisporroteo, ...
- Portuguese:gaguejar, som de motor falhando, ...
- Chinese:语无伦次地说, 噗噗声, ...
- Japanese:どもる, ぱちぱち音, ...
- Arabic:تَلَعْثَمَ, طَقْطَقَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְגַמְגֵּם, פִּצְפּוּץ, ...
- Russian:заикаться, треск, ...
- Ukrainian:бурмотіти, тріск, ...
- Hindi:अटक-अटक कर बोलना, फटफटाहट, ...
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