sputteren

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• 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

• sputter — sputterer, n. sputteringly, adv. /sput euhr/, v.i. 1. to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds. 2. to emit particles, sparks, etc., forcibly or explosively, esp. accompanied by sputtering sounds. 3. to eject particles of saliva, food, etc.,… …   Universalium

• sputter — sput|ter [ˈspʌtə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Dutch; Origin: sputteren] 1.) if something such as an engine or a fire sputters, it makes short soft uneven noises like very small explosions = ↑splutter ▪ Suddenly the engine sputtered and stopped. 2 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sputter — 1590s, to spit with explosive sounds, cognate with Du. sputteren, W.Fris. sputterje (see SPOUT (Cf. spout)). Related: Sputtered; sputtering. The noun is attested from 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

• sputter — verb 1》 make a series of soft explosive sounds. 2》 speak in a series of incoherent bursts. 3》 Physics deposit (metal) on a surface by using fast ions to eject particles of it from a target. noun a sputtering sound. Derivatives sputterer noun… …   English new terms dictionary

• sputter — sput•ter [[t]ˈspʌt ər[/t]] 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… …   From formal English to slang

• sputter — ► VERB 1) make a series of soft explosive sounds. 2) speak in a series of incoherent bursts. ► NOUN ▪ a sputtering sound. ORIGIN Dutch sputteren …   English terms dictionary

• sputter — [sput′ər] vi. [Du sputteren, freq. < MDu spotten, to spit: for base see SPEW] 1. to spit out drops of saliva, bits of food, etc. in an explosive manner, as when talking excitedly; splutter 2. to speak hastily in a confused, explosive manner 3 …   English World dictionary

• sputter — v. & n. v. 1 intr. emit spitting sounds, esp. when being heated. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) speak in a hurried or vehement fashion. 3 tr. emit with a spitting sound. 4 tr. speak or utter (words, threats, a language, etc.) rapidly or incoherently …   Useful english dictionary