From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[rf-sound example]
*** Etymology
Probably representing [en], [enm], a frequentative form of [en], equivalent to
[en]. Cognate with [stq], [fy], [nl], [nds], [nds], [de]. Compare [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[~]
1. Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles.
2. Confused and hasty speech .
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small , scattered portions , as in rapid speaking .
2. * [volume=I]
3. [en] To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly , with a spluttering sound , as in rage .
4. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1700 | author=w:William Congreve | title=s:The Way of the World
|passage=They could neither of them speak their rage, and so fell a SPUTTERING
at one another, like two roasting apples.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1730 | author=w:Jonathan Swift | title=A Vindication of Lord Carteret
|passage=In the midst of caresses, and without the least pretended incitement,
to SPUTTER out the basest and falsest accusations.}}
1. [en] To throw out anything, as little jet s of steam , with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1692 | author=w:John Dryden | title=Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
|passage=Like the green wood [...] SPUTTERING in the flame.}}
1. [en] To cause surface atom s or electron s of a solid to be eject ed by bombard ing it with heavy atoms or ion s.
2. [en] To coat the surface of an object by sputtering.
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[to emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in
rapid speaking]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Maori: [mi]
- Russian: [ru] слюной
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and
indistinctly]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de]
- Russian: [ru] [ru]
- Tày: [tyz]
[trans-bottom]
[to cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it
with heavy atoms or ions]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
[trans-bottom]
[to coat the surface of an object by sputtering]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
**** See also
- [en]
*** References
- [R:Webster 1913]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]