verb🔗ShareCracher, postillonnerTo 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. "Il crache quand il est nerveux et essaie de parler trop vite.bodyactionlanguagecommunicationsoundhumanphysiologyChat 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.""Enraged that his little brother broke his toy, the boy sputters insults, unable to form clear sentences." "Furieux que son petit frère ait cassé son jouet, le garçon balbutie des insultes, incapable de former des phrases claires.languagesoundactioncommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrachoter, éclabousserTo 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. "La vieille voiture crachote quand on la démarre pour la première fois par une matinée froide, en rejetant des volutes de fumée.soundactionmachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePulvériser, projeterTo 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. "Le scientifique a pulvérisé l'échantillon de métal avec des atomes d'or ionisés pour étudier ses propriétés de surface.physicsmaterialtechnologychemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePulvériserTo coat the surface of an object by sputtering."The technician sputters a thin layer of gold onto the microchip to improve its conductivity. "Le technicien pulvérise une fine couche d'or sur la puce pour améliorer sa conductivité.materialtechnologyscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
