sputter

[US]/'spʌtə/
[UK]/'spʌtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. булькающий звук, бормочущий звук
v. брызгать слюной, издавать трескучий звук.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularsputters
Past Tensesputtered
Present Participlesputtering
Past Participlesputtered
Pluralsputters

Phrases & Collocations

engine sputtering

двигатель прерывисто работает

sputter noise

прерывистый шум

Example Sentences

the engine sputtered and stopped.

двигатель заглох.

the goose is in the oven, sputtering fat.

Гусь в духовке, брызгая жиром.

The candle sputtered out.

Свеча затухла.

The fire sputtered and died.

Огонь зашипел и погас.

The balky engine sputtered and stopped.

Неуправляемый двигатель заглох.

the sputter of the motor died away.

Шипение мотора стихло.

strikes in the public services sputtered on.

Забастовки в государственных службах продолжались.

So cold that She drew one out. R-r-ratch! How it sputtered and burned! It made a warm, bright flame......

Так холодно, что она достала одну. Р-р-р-атч! Как оно шипело и горело! Оно создавало яркое, теплое пламя......

Real-world Examples

He sputtered a little, and seemed vexed.

Он слегка заикнулся и казался расстроенным.

Source: The Little Prince

" Oh really! " she sputtered, going rather red.

" Ох, правда? " - пробормотала она, покраснев.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

But the stream of movies with Tom Hanks on the marquee has never sputtered.

Но поток фильмов с Томом Хэнксом в афишах никогда не затихал.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

Edmond sputtered and came to his senses.

Эдмонд заикнулся и пришел в себя.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

" Headmaster! " sputtered Madam Pomfrey. " They need treatment, they need rest --"

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Wormtail, who had been sputtering incoherently, fell silent at once.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Yes, sir, I—" the lackey sputtered.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

The boy hesitated. When he tried to speak, all he managed to produce was a weak sputter.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Have you-did you read-? he sputtered.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Meanwhile, the celebrated American economic-mobility engine is sputtering.

Source: Time

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