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sputtering out

sputtering out is the present participle and gerund 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 sputtering out

What is sputtering out the present participle and gerund of?
Sputtering out is the present participle and gerund of sputter out.

Words near sputtering out in the dictionary

  1. sputtered
  2. sputtered out
  3. sputterer
  4. sputterers
  5. sputtering
  6. sputtering out
  7. sputteringly
  8. sputterings
  9. sputters
  10. sputters out
  11. sputtery

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