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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstottern
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʃtɔtɐn
"Der Motorfing begann zu stottern."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a series of soft explosive or popping sounds.
"The campfire began to sputter and die down as the rain started." - 2
To utter hastily or explosively in confusion or anger.
"He started to sputter an excuse when caught arriving late."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 15th century, 'sputter' developed as an imitative or frequentative form of 'spout' or 'spit', influenced by Middle Dutch 'sputteren'. The term originally mimicked the sound of spitting or spraying saliva while speaking rapidly and angrily, later extending to describe similar erratic mechanical or acoustic noises.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sputter" is said worldwide
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crachoter
Transliteration: kra.ʃɔ.te
"La radio a commencé à crachoter."
stottern
Transliteration: ˈʃtɔtɐn
"Der Motorfing begann zu stottern."
sputacchiare
Transliteration: spu.takˈkja.re
"La candela ha iniziato a sputacchiare."
chasquear
Transliteration: tʃas.keˈaɾ
"El motor empezó a chasquear."
cuspir
Transliteration: kusˈpiɾ
"A fogueira começou a cuspir faíscas."
फुफकारना
Transliteration: phuphakarnā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"आग बुझते समय फुफकारने लगी।"
溅射
Transliteration: jiàn shè
Script: 中文汉字
"发动机开始 sputtering（发出噗噗声）。"
투덜거리다
Transliteration: tudeolgeorida
Script: 한국어 한글
"엔진이 sputtering 소리를 내기 시작했다."
ぽんぽん音を立てる
Transliteration: ponpon oto o tateru
Script: 日本語
"エンジンがポンポンと音を立て始めた。"
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