verb🔗ShareEscupir, salpicarTo emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking."The angry man sputtered insults as he stormed away from the argument. "El hombre enojado escupió insultos mientras se alejaba de la discusión.bodyphysiologylanguagecommunicationhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFarfullar, escupirTo speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage."The angry customer sputtered insults at the cashier, his face red with fury. "El cliente enfadado farfulló insultos al cajero, con la cara roja de furia.languagecommunicationsoundactionpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscupir, chisporrotearTo throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering."The old car sputtered and stalled as it tried to climb the hill, throwing out puffs of black smoke. "El viejo coche escupía y se paraba mientras intentaba subir la colina, arrojando bocanadas de humo negro.soundactionmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRociar, pulverizarTo cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions."The research scientist sputtered gold atoms onto the silicon wafer using a beam of argon ions. "El científico investigador roció átomos de oro sobre la oblea de silicio utilizando un haz de iones de argón.physicsmaterialsciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRociarTo coat the surface of an object by sputtering."The technician sputtered a thin layer of gold onto the satellite's reflector. "El técnico roció una fina capa de oro sobre el reflector del satélite.materialtechnologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
