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sputters out

sputters out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sputters out

What is sputters out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sputters out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sputter out.

Words near sputters out in the dictionary

  1. sputtering
  2. sputtering out
  3. sputteringly
  4. sputterings
  5. sputters
  6. sputters out
  7. sputtery
  8. sputum
  9. sputums
  10. Spuyten Duyvil
  11. SPV

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