sputter

sputter

make popping or sizzling sounds; to eject particles of saliva or food from the mouth explosively and involuntarily; some of the same definitions as for splutter, such as to utter incoherently
Not to be confused with:splutter – speak in a vehement or choking manner; utter rapidly or incoherently, spatter, as a liquid; noise or fuss; a blend of the words splash and sputter

sput·ter

S0678500 (spŭt′ər)v. sput·tered, sput·ter·ing, sput·ters v.intr.1. To spit out or spray particles of saliva or food from the mouth in noisy bursts.2. To spit out words or sounds in an excited or confused manner.3. To make sporadic spitting or popping sounds: The fire sputtered and died.4. Physics To cause the atoms of a solid to be removed from the surface by bombardment with atoms in a discharge tube.v.tr.1. To eject in short bursts with spitting or popping sounds.2. To utter in an excited or confused manner.3. Physics To coat (a solid surface) with metal atoms by sputtering.n.1. The act or sound of sputtering.2. Matter emitted in sputtering.3. Excited or confused utterance.

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[Probably of Low German origin; akin to Dutch sputteren.]

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sput′ter·er n.sput′ter·y adj.

sputter

(ˈspʌtə) vb1. another word for splutter¹, splutter², splutter³2. (General Physics) physics a. to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which atoms of a solid are removed from its surface by the impact of high-energy ions, as in a discharge tubeb. to coat (a film of a metal) onto (a solid surface) by using this processn3. the process or noise of sputtering4. incoherent stammering speech5. something that is ejected while sputtering[C16: from Dutch sputteren, of imitative origin] ˈsputterer n

sput•ter

(ˈspʌt ər)

v.i. 1. to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds. 2. to emit particles, sparks, etc., explosively. 3. to eject particles of saliva, food, etc., from the mouth, as when speaking angrily or excitedly. 4. to utter words explosively or incoherently, as when angry or flustered. v.t. 5. to eject forcibly and in small particles, as if by spitting. 6. to utter explosively and incoherently. n. 7. the act or sound of sputtering. 8. explosive, incoherent utterance. [1590–1600; probably < Dutch sputteren (akin to spout, spit¹)] sput′ter•er, n.

sputter

Past participle: sputtered
Gerund: sputtering

Imperative
sputter
sputter

Present
I sputter
you sputter
he/she/it sputters
we sputter
you sputter
they sputter

Preterite
I sputtered
you sputtered
he/she/it sputtered
we sputtered
you sputtered
they sputtered

Present Continuous
I am sputtering
you are sputtering
he/she/it is sputtering
we are sputtering
you are sputtering
they are sputtering

Present Perfect
I have sputtered
you have sputtered
he/she/it has sputtered
we have sputtered
you have sputtered
they have sputtered

Past Continuous
I was sputtering
you were sputtering
he/she/it was sputtering
we were sputtering
you were sputtering
they were sputtering

Past Perfect
I had sputtered
you had sputtered
he/she/it had sputtered
we had sputtered
you had sputtered
they had sputtered

Future
I will sputter
you will sputter
he/she/it will sputter
we will sputter
you will sputter
they will sputter

Future Perfect
I will have sputtered
you will have sputtered
he/she/it will have sputtered
we will have sputtered
you will have sputtered
they will have sputtered

Future Continuous
I will be sputtering
you will be sputtering
he/she/it will be sputtering
we will be sputtering
you will be sputtering
they will be sputtering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sputtering
you have been sputtering
he/she/it has been sputtering
we have been sputtering
you have been sputtering
they have been sputtering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sputtering
you will have been sputtering
he/she/it will have been sputtering
we will have been sputtering
you will have been sputtering
they will have been sputtering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sputtering
you had been sputtering
he/she/it had been sputtering
we had been sputtering
you had been sputtering
they had been sputtering

Conditional
I would sputter
you would sputter
he/she/it would sputter
we would sputter
you would sputter
they would sputter

Past Conditional
I would have sputtered
you would have sputtered
he/she/it would have sputtered
we would have sputtered
you would have sputtered
they would have sputtered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sputter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputteringnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	sputter - an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)splutterutterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb	1.	sputter - make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"pop - make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
	2.	sputter - cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	sputter - climb awkwardly, as if by scramblingshin, shinny, skin, clamber, scramble, struggleclimb - move with difficulty, by grasping
	4.	sputter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a ragesplutterlet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	5.	sputter - spit up in an explosive mannerspit out, spluttercough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

sputter

verbTo make a series of short, sharp noises:crackle, crepitate, splutter.

Translations

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