verb🔗ShareCracher, postillonnerTo 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. "L'homme en colère a craché des insultes en s'éloignant de la dispute.bodyphysiologylanguagecommunicationhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBalbutier, cracherTo 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. "Le client en colère a balbutié des insultes au caissier, le visage rouge de fureur.languagecommunicationsoundactionpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrachoter, postillonnerTo 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. "La vieille voiture crachotait et calait en essayant de gravir la colline, rejetant des bouffées de fumée noire.soundactionmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePulvériserTo 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. "Le chercheur a pulvérisé des atomes d'or sur la plaquette de silicium à l'aide d'un faisceau d'ions argon.physicsmaterialsciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePulvériserTo coat the surface of an object by sputtering."The technician sputtered a thin layer of gold onto the satellite's reflector. "Le technicien a pulvérisé une fine couche d'or sur le réflecteur du satellite.materialtechnologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading