English

Detailed Synonyms for sputter in English

sputter:

to sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)

  1. to sputter
    to spatter; to splash; to sputter; to crackle
    • spatter verb (spatters, spattered, spattering)
    • splash verb (splashs, splashed, splashing)
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verb (crackles, crackled, crackling)
  2. to sputter
    to sputter; to crackle
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verb (crackles, crackled, crackling)
  3. to sputter
    to sputter; to crackle; to complain; to mutter; to mumble; to bluster; to grumble
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verb (crackles, crackled, crackling)
    • complain verb (complains, complained, complaining)
    • mutter verb (mutters, muttered, muttering)
    • mumble verb (mumbles, mumbled, mumbling)
    • bluster verb (blusters, blustered, blustering)
    • grumble verb (grumbles, grumbled, grumbling)
  4. to sputter
    to spit; to spew; to sputter; to spew out
    • spit verb (spits, spat, spitting)
    • spew verb (spews, spewed, spewing)
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • spew out verb (spews out, spewed out, spewing out)
  5. to sputter
    – spit up in an explosive manner 1
    to sputter; to splutter; to spit out
    – spit up in an explosive manner 1
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • splutter verb (splutters, spluttered, spluttering)
    • spit out verb (spits out, spat out, spitting out)
  6. to sputter
    – cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed 1
    to sputter
    – cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed 1
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
      • The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust1
  7. to sputter
    – utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage 1
    to sputter; to splutter
    – utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage 1
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • splutter verb (splutters, spluttered, spluttering)
  8. to sputter
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    to struggle; to skin; to scramble; shin; to clamber; to sputter; shinny
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • skin verb (skins, skinned, skinning)
    • scramble verb (scrambles, scrambled, scrambling)
    • shin verb
    • clamber verb (clambers, clambered, clambering)
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • shinny verb
  9. to sputter
    – make an explosive sound 1
    to sputter
    – make an explosive sound 1
    • sputter verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
      • sputtering engines1

Conjugations for sputter:

present
  1. sputter
  2. sputter
  3. sputters
  4. sputter
  5. sputter
  6. sputter
simple past
  1. sputtered
  2. sputtered
  3. sputtered
  4. sputtered
  5. sputtered
  6. sputtered
present perfect
  1. have sputtered
  2. have sputtered
  3. has sputtered
  4. have sputtered
  5. have sputtered
  6. have sputtered
past continuous
  1. was sputtering
  2. were sputtering
  3. was sputtering
  4. were sputtering
  5. were sputtering
  6. were sputtering
future
  1. shall sputter
  2. will sputter
  3. will sputter
  4. shall sputter
  5. will sputter
  6. will sputter
continuous present
  1. am sputtering
  2. are sputtering
  3. is sputtering
  4. are sputtering
  5. are sputtering
  6. are sputtering
subjunctive
  1. be sputtered
  2. be sputtered
  3. be sputtered
  4. be sputtered
  5. be sputtered
  6. be sputtered
diverse
  1. sputter!
  2. let's sputter!
  3. sputtered
  4. sputtering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sputter [the ~] nomen

  1. the sputter
    – an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) 1
    the sputter; the splutter
    – an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) 1
  2. the sputter
    – the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively 1
    the sputter; the splutter; the spatter; the sputtering; the splatter; the splattering; the spattering
    – the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively 1

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Related Definitions for "sputter":

  1. an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)1
  2. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively1
  3. spit up in an explosive manner1
  4. cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed1
    • The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust1
  5. utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage1
  6. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling1
  7. make an explosive sound1
    • sputtering engines1