Transcription
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- [spuht-er-ing]
- /ˈspʌt ər ɪŋ/
- /ˈspʌt.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spuht-er-ing]
- /ˈspʌt ər ɪŋ/
Definitions of sputtering word
- noun sputtering the act or sound of sputtering. 1
- noun sputtering explosive, incoherent utterance. 1
- noun sputtering matter ejected in sputtering. 1
- verb without object sputtering to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds. 1
- verb without object sputtering to emit particles, sparks, etc., forcibly or explosively, especially accompanied by sputtering sounds. 1
- verb without object sputtering to eject particles of saliva, food, etc., from the mouth in a light spray, as when speaking angrily or excitedly. 1
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Origin of sputtering
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; sputter + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sputtering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sputtering popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sputtering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sputtering
- why is my car sputtering?
- car engine sputtering when accelerating?
- what is sputtering deposition?
- my car is sputtering when i accelerate?
- what is sputtering?
- why is my car sputtering on acceleration?
- what is the meaning of sputtering?
- how sputtering works?
- what is a sputtering target?
- how does sputtering work?
- what is rf sputtering?
See also
Matching words
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