verb🔗ShareEscupir, salpicarTo 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. "Él escupe cuando se pone nervioso e intenta hablar demasiado rápido.bodyactionlanguagecommunicationsoundhumanphysiologyChat 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.""Enraged that his little brother broke his toy, the boy sputters insults, unable to form clear sentences." "Enfurecido porque su hermano pequeño rompió su juguete, el niño farfulla insultos, incapaz de formar frases claras.languagesoundactioncommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChapotear, chisporrotearTo 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. "El coche viejo chisporrotea cuando lo arrancas por primera vez en una mañana fría, soltando bocanadas de humo.soundactionmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRociar, salpicarTo 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. "El científico roció la muestra de metal con átomos de oro ionizados para estudiar sus propiedades superficiales.physicsmaterialtechnologychemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRociarTo coat the surface of an object by sputtering."The technician sputters a thin layer of gold onto the microchip to improve its conductivity. "El técnico rocía una fina capa de oro sobre el microchip para mejorar su conductividad.materialtechnologyscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
