sputter

«sputter» in Mova's school dictionary: to make short, hissing or spitting noises, as a fire or a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)

meaning for a pupil

To sputter is to make short, hissing or spitting noises, as a fire or a match does when it burns. tree →

sense 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 →
• The tree began to sputter and burn like a candle. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sputter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.