ALL meanings of sputter
sputter
S s - intransitive verb sputter spray saliva, etc. 1
- transitive verb sputter food: spit, spray 1
- intransitive verb sputter fire: hiss, spit 1
- transitive verb sputter stutter, say inarticulately 1
- verb without object sputter to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds. 1
- verb without object sputter to emit particles, sparks, etc., forcibly or explosively, especially accompanied by sputtering sounds. 1
- verb without object sputter to eject particles of saliva, food, etc., from the mouth in a light spray, as when speaking angrily or excitedly. 1
- verb without object sputter to utter or spit out words or sounds explosively or incoherently, as when angry or flustered. 1
- verb with object sputter to emit (anything) forcibly and in small particles, as if by spitting: The fire sputtered cinders. 1
- verb with object sputter to eject (saliva, food, etc.) in small particles explosively and involuntarily, as in excitement. 1
- verb with object sputter to utter explosively and incoherently. 1
- noun sputter the act or sound of sputtering. 1
- noun sputter explosive, incoherent utterance. 1
- noun sputter matter ejected in sputtering. 1
- verb sputter 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. 0
- verb sputter Sputter is also a noun. 0
- verb sputter If a process, action, or state of affairs sputters, it progresses slowly and unevenly or starts to end. 0
- verb sputter If you sputter, you speak with difficulty and make short sounds, especially because you are angry, shocked, or excited. 0
- verb sputter 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 tube 0
- verb sputter to coat (a film of a metal) onto (a solid surface) by using this process 0
- noun sputter the process or noise of sputtering 0
- noun sputter incoherent stammering speech 0
- noun sputter something that is ejected while sputtering 0
- intransitive verb sputter to spit out drops of saliva, bits of food, etc. in an explosive manner, as when talking excitedly; splutter 0
- intransitive verb sputter to speak hastily in a confused, explosive manner 0
- intransitive verb sputter to make sharp, sizzling or spitting sounds, as burning wood, frying fat, etc. 0
- verb transitive sputter to spit or throw out (bits or drops) in an explosive manner 0
- verb transitive sputter to utter by sputtering 0
- noun sputter the act or noise of sputtering 0
- noun sputter matter thrown out in sputtering 0
- noun sputter hasty, confused, explosive utterance 0