sputter
verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
Everyday
To sputter is to make short, hissing or spitting noises, as a fire or a match does when it burns. tree →
In the lessons
in the tales, a match or a fire that fizzes and crackles as it burns
Examples
- She struck one, and it sputtered as it burnt. tree →
- The tree began to sputter and burn like a candle. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «sputter» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sputter» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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