verb🔗ShareSpeicheln, spuckenTo emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking."He sputters when he gets nervous and tries to talk too fast. "Er speichelt, wenn er nervös wird und versucht, zu schnell zu sprechen.bodyactionlanguagecommunicationsoundhumanphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStottern, lallenTo speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.""Enraged that his little brother broke his toy, the boy sputters insults, unable to form clear sentences." "Wütend darüber, dass sein kleiner Bruder sein Spielzeug kaputt gemacht hat, stottert der Junge Beleidigungen und kann keine klaren Sätze bilden.languagesoundactioncommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStottern, spritzenTo throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering."The old car sputters when you first start it on a cold morning, shooting out puffs of smoke. "Das alte Auto stottert, wenn man es an einem kalten Morgen zum ersten Mal startet, und stößt Rauchwolken aus.soundactionmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZerstäuben, versprühenTo cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions."The scientist sputtered the metal sample with ionized gold atoms to study its surface properties. "Der Wissenschaftler zerstäubte die Metallprobe mit ionisierten Goldatomen, um ihre Oberflächeneigenschaften zu untersuchen.physicsmaterialtechnologychemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBesprühen, spritzenTo coat the surface of an object by sputtering."The technician sputters a thin layer of gold onto the microchip to improve its conductivity. "Der Techniker besprüht den Mikrochip mit einer dünnen Goldschicht, um seine Leitfähigkeit zu verbessern.materialtechnologyscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
