- present participle of sputter.
sputtering
Example Sentences
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In turn, the technorati are sputtering, trying to regroup for their counteroffensive while laying blame for why the dreams of AI aren’t being embraced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The researchers produced the material using magnetron sputtering deposition, a process that applies a thin film to a surface.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
All of this left Cuban Ambassador Bruno Rodríguez sputtering in rage as he banged the desk and accused the American of failing to observe “decorum,” and calling him “a liar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The director’s moaning score here, supplemented with sputtering engines and clanking chains, underline the movie’s ghost-story vibe — the sense that poor Nick is both alive and dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The candle on the night table was sputtering, the wick nearly gone.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
