verb🔗ShareEscupir, salpicarTo 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. "El estudiante nervioso escupió su respuesta a la pregunta del profesor.physiologybodycommunicationlanguagesoundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFarfullar, balbucearTo 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. "El cliente enojado estaba farfullando quejas al cajero sobre el producto roto.languagecommunicationsoundactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBorbotear, chisporrotearTo 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. "El viejo motor del coche estaba chisporroteando escape mientras intentaba arrancar.soundactionmachinetechnicalenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRociarTo 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. "El científico estaba rociando una fina película de oro sobre la oblea de silicio usando iones de argón.materialphysicssciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRociarTo coat the surface of an object by sputtering."The scientist is sputtering a thin layer of gold onto the microscope slide. "El científico está rociando una fina capa de oro sobre el portaobjetos del microscopio.technologymaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn borboteo, un chisporroteoA noise that sputters."The old car's sputtering at the stoplight made everyone turn to look. "El borboteo del coche viejo en el semáforo hizo que todos se giraran a mirar.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePulverización catódicaThe 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. "En el laboratorio, el estudiante utilizó la pulverización catódica para depositar una fina película de oro sobre el portaobjetos del microscopio.materialsciencetechnologyphysicschemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
