Definitions for sputter
ˈspʌt ərsput·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputteringnoun

   the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

   "he heard a spatter of gunfire"

2. sputter, splutterverb

   an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

3. sputterverb

   make an explosive sound

   "sputtering engines"

4. sputterverb

   cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed

   "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"

5. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputterverb

   climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

6. sputter, splutterverb

   utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

7. splutter, sputter, spit outverb

   spit up in an explosive manner

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sputternoun

   Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech.

2. sputterverb

   To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.

3. sputterverb

   To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva.

   They could neither of them speak their rage, and so fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting apples. -Congreve.

4. sputterverb

   To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.

   Like the green wood...sputtering in the flame. -Dryden.

5. sputterverb

   To spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech.

   In the midst of caresses, and without the last pretend incitement, to sputter out the basest accusations. -Swift.

6. sputterverb

   To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions

7. sputterverb

   To coat the surface of an object by sputtering

8. Etymology: From the root of spout or spit "to eject from the mouth."

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Sputterverb

   To throw out with noise and hesitation.

   Thou do’st with lies the throne invade,
   Obtending heav’n for whate’er ills befall;
   And sputt’ring under specious names thy gall. Dryden.

   In the midst of caresses, and without the least pretended incitement, to sputter out the basest accusations! Jonathan Swift.

2. To SPUTTERverb

   Etymology: sputo, Latin.

   1. To emit moisture in small flying drops.

   If a manly drop or two fall down,
   It scalds along my cheeks, like the green wood,
   That, sputt’ring in the flame, works outward into tears. Dry.

   2. To fly out in small particles with some noise.

   The nightly virgin, while her wheel she plies,
   Foresees the storms impending in the skies,
   When sparkling lamps their sputt’ring light advance,
   And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden.

   3. To speak hastily and obscurely, as with the mouth full; to throw out the spittle by hasty speech.

   A pinking owl sat sputtering at the sun, and asked him what he meant to stand staring her in the eyes. Roger L'Estrange.

   They could neither of them speak their rage; and so fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting apples. William Congreve.

   Though he sputter through a session,
   It never makes the least impression;
   Whate’er he speaks for madness goes. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sputter

   In physics, sputtering is a phenomenon in which microscopic particles of a solid material are ejected from its surface, after the material is itself bombarded by energetic particles of a plasma or gas. It occurs naturally in outer space, and can be an unwelcome source of wear in precision components. However, the fact that it can be made to act on extremely fine layers of material is utilised in science and industry—there, it is used to perform precise etching, carry out analytical techniques, and deposit thin film layers in the manufacture of optical coatings, semiconductor devices and nanotechnology products. It is a physical vapor deposition technique.

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1. sputter

   Sputter is a verb that generally refers to a few different actions: 1) To emit particles, sparks, etc., in short bursts, splutter or spit out in an incoherent or clumsy manner. For example, an old engine might sputter before it fails to start. 2) In a literal sense, it can refer to the physical action of spit or spray coming from a person's mouth as they speak. 3) In a figurative sense, it may refer to speaking in a confused, hasty, or ineffectual way, often because of strong emotion or surprise. 4) In physics, it refers to a method used in thin-film deposition to apply particles to a solid surface. It involves removing particles from a solid source onto a targeted material in a vacuum.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sputterverb

   to spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking

2. Sputterverb

   to utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva

3. Sputterverb

   to throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering

4. Sputterverb

   to spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech

5. Sputternoun

   moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech

6. Etymology: [From the root of spout or spit to eject from the mouth. Cf. Splutter.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sputter

   sput′ėr, v.i. to spit in small drops, as in rapid speaking: to throw out moisture in scattered drops: to speak rapidly and indistinctly, to jabber.—v.t. to throw out with haste and noise: to utter hastily and indistinctly.—n. moist matter thrown out in particles.—n. Sputt′erer, one who sputters. [The freq. of spout (q.v.).]

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Anagrams for sputter »

1. putters

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sputter in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sputter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sputter in a Sentence

1. Frederic Neumann:

   China's economic engine... has begun to sputter, for the global economy that represents a problem.

2. Jeff Kuprycz:

   Immediately you could see the engine started to sputter and just cut out, and he banked sharply to the left, he ended up crashing around the eighth hole.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sputter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sputter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sputter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sputter
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sputter
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sputter