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Meanings of sputter in English
Catalan
polvorització catòdica Spanish
salpicadura The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.
Usage of sputter in English
1
Investors put aside any concerns that the high-flying company would soon sputter.
2
He switched on the electric current, and the apparatus began to sputter.
3
The helicopter man pulled the ignition-cord and a rocket began to sputter.
4
He slammed the door viciously going out, causing the lamp to sputter.
5
The eruption of Vesuvius was only a little sputter to what followed.
6
Ki began to sputter, but Tobin nudged his foot and he subsided.
7
Pomerleau struck a match, and watched the small flame sputter and blossom.
8
A votive candle on the coffee table began to sputter and pop.
9
Wind whirled about the castle, making the fire sputter in the hearth.
10
They were awakened after eleven o'clock by a sputter of rifle shots.
11
Talking, however, was not his forte, and his nervousness made him sputter.
12
Indeed, there is for me absolutely no wheeze, no sputter, no grunt.
13
Amy listened to the door slam and the car sputter to life.
14
Tugboats like the Jennifer sputter noisily, scurrying off to the next errand.
15
Tank started to sputter but the man holding me cut him off.
16
I see it sputter and die in my arms when I drink.
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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