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# sputter

verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)

«sputter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To sputter is to make short, hissing or spitting noises, as a fire or a match does when it burns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputter/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputter/#x1)
- The tree began to sputter and burn like a candle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputter/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sputter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sputter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sputter.html) on Mova free.