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sputtered out

sputtered out is the simple past and past participle of sputter out.

Meaning of sputter out

Verb

sputter out (third-person singular simple present sputters out, present participle sputtering out, simple past and past participle sputtered out)

  1. (intransitive, usually, motor) To emit a series of irregular, erratic popping or spitting sounds before shutting off.
    Synonyms:
    stall out
  2. (informal, intransitive) To die.
    • You'd better give me something so I don't die / Novocaine for the soul / Before I sputter out.1996, Mark Goldenberg, Mark Oliver Everett, “Novocaine for the Soul”, in Beautiful Freak, performed by Eels

Questions about sputtered out

What is sputtered out the simple past and past participle of?
Sputtered out is the simple past and past participle of sputter out.

Words near sputtered out in the dictionary

  1. sputterable
  2. sputtercoated
  3. sputtercoating
  4. sputtercoatings
  5. sputtered
  6. sputtered out
  7. sputterer
  8. sputterers
  9. sputtering
  10. sputtering out
  11. sputteringly

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