sputtered (verb)

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• sputter — [[t]spʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] sputters, sputtering, sputtered 1) VERB If something such as an engine or a flame sputters, it works or burns in an uneven way and makes a series of soft popping sounds. The truck sputtered and stopped... [V prep/adv] Engines… …   English dictionary

• sputter — UK [ˈspʌtə(r)] / US [ˈspʌtər] verb Word forms sputter : present tense I/you/we/they sputter he/she/it sputters present participle sputtering past tense sputtered past participle sputtered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to speak or say something in… …   English dictionary

• sputter — I. verb Etymology: akin to Dutch sputteren to sputter Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds 2. to utter hastily or explosively in confusion or excitement < “that s ridiculous!” she sputtered > 3. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stop — I. verb (stopped; stopping) Etymology: Middle English stoppen, from Old English stoppian, from Vulgar Latin *stuppare to stop with tow, from Latin stuppa tow, from Greek styppē Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to close by filling or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cough — 1. verb /kɒf,kɑf,kɔf/ a) To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion. I breathed in a load of smoke by mistake, and started to cough. b) To make a noise like a cough The engine coughed and sputtered. 2. noun /kɒf,kɑf,kɔf/ a) A …   Wiktionary

• ignition — noun VERB + IGNITION ▪ start, turn, turn on ▪ Josh turned the ignition and the car sputtered to life. ▪ switch off, turn off IGNITION + NOUN …   Collocations dictionary

• sput´ter|er — sput|ter «SPUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make spitting or popping noises: »fat sputtering in the frying pan. The firecrackers sputtered. 2. to throw out drops of saliva, bits of food, etc., in excitement or in talking too fast. 3. to speak… …   Useful english dictionary

• sput|ter — «SPUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make spitting or popping noises: »fat sputtering in the frying pan. The firecrackers sputtered. 2. to throw out drops of saliva, bits of food, etc., in excitement or in talking too fast. 3. to speak so rapidly …   Useful english dictionary