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- Dictionarysputter/ˈspʌtə/
verb
- 1. make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds: "the engine sputtered and stopped"
- 2. deposit (metal) on a surface by using fast ions to eject particles of it from a target.
noun
- 1. a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds: "the sputter of the motor died away"
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Sputter can be a verb meaning to spit, squirt, or speak explosively, or a noun meaning confused and excited speech or discussion. It can also refer to a process of dislodging atoms from a material by collision with high energy particles.
SPUTTER definition: 1. to make several quick explosive sounds: 2. to say something in a series of quick explosive…. Learn more.
verb (used without object) to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds. to emit particles, sparks, etc., forcibly or explosively, especially accompanied by sputtering sounds. to eject particles of saliva, food, etc., from the mouth in a light spray, as when speaking angrily or excitedly.
Sputter is a verb that means to make or say something in a series of quick explosive sounds, or to continue weakly without confidence. Learn how to use sputter in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.
If you sputter, you speak with difficulty and make short sounds, especially because you are angry, shocked, or excited.
When someone (or something) makes a soft, fast popping sound, they sputter. If you expect to win first prize in a poetry contest but don't, you might sputter, "But...but..." When you sputter, you're often angry, surprised, or otherwise at a loss for words.
Sputter is a verb that means to make short explosive sounds or to speak quickly and with difficulty. Learn how to use it in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms.
