- 1[intransitive] if an engine, a lamp, or a fire sputters, it makes a series of short explosive sounds Suddenly the car sputtered and stopped. sputtering fireworks
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- 2[transitive, intransitive] to speak quickly and with difficulty, making soft spitting sounds, because you are angry or shocked + speech “W-What?” sputtered Anna. sputter (with something) His rival was sputtering with rage.
sputter
verbNAmE//ˈspʌt̮ər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sputter he / she / it sputters
past simple sputtered
-ing form sputtering
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