verbπShareTo emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking."The nervous student sputtered out his answer to the teacher's question. "physiologybodycommunicationlanguagesoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage."The angry customer was sputtering complaints at the cashier about the broken product. "languagecommunicationsoundactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering."The old car engine was sputtering exhaust as it tried to start. "soundactionmachinetechnicalenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions."The scientist was sputtering a thin film of gold onto the silicon wafer using argon ions. "materialphysicssciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo coat the surface of an object by sputtering."The scientist is sputtering a thin layer of gold onto the microscope slide. "technologymaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA noise that sputters."The old car's sputtering at the stoplight made everyone turn to look. "soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object."In the lab, the student used sputtering to deposit a thin film of gold onto the microscope slide. "materialsciencetechnologyphysicschemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
