English to Afrikaans Meaning of sputter - knetter

Sputter :

knetter

verb

knetter

Sputter :: knetterSputtered :: sputteredSputtering :: verstuiwingSputters :: oopspat

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Definitions of sputter in English

Noun(1) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively(2) an utterance (of words, as in rage
Verb(1) make an explosive sound(2) cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed(3) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling(4) utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage(5) spit up in an explosive manner

Examples of sputter in English

(1) the sputter of the motor died away(2) They spoke little, each of them thinking his own thoughts, but it was a companionable silence, punctuated by the sputter and crackle of the fire.(3) Then, with a small sputter of exhaust, the car was off again, pulling away from the lot and off towards the main road.(4) The dust filled her lungs, making her sputter and cough.(5) The shower head began to spit and sputter out hot water.(6) But whether an official recovery comes early or later, the economy will continue to sputter .(7) Yeah, for now, I'm angry enough that I can barely sputter , never mind speak or write coherently.(8) Motorola uses the same machinery to deposit the magnetic maternal as that used to sputter the magnetic oxide on to disk drive platters.(9) Now I could hear the sputter of machine gun fire; the booms and screeches of torpedoes.(10) The dollar rally also sputtered this week, as the greenback lost about 1%.(11) Inside the building, Paul Meyer and his two young colleagues listened to the sputters of a cheap diesel generator.(12) The U.S. economy seems poised to rebound one moment, then sputters the next.(13) After critical point drying samples were sputtered with gold and investigated in a Zeiss DSM 962 scanning electron microscope.(14) And it is time for him to stop sputtering ill-tempered threats, not only at the judiciary but also at the U.S. Constitution, which he repeatedly has sworn an oath to uphold.(15) The bubble burst late last year as the economy started sputtering , and now about 10 per cent of credit card debt is more than one month overdue in Asia's fourth-largest economy.(16) Chin heard gasps and sputters in the background.

Synonyms

Noun

1. splutter ::

gesputter

Verb

3. splutter ::

gesputter

4. shin ::

shin

Different Forms

sputter, sputtered, sputtering, sputters

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