Sputtering

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:17 pts10 letters

Definition of Sputtering

verb

To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.
To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.
To coat the surface of an object by sputtering.

noun

A noise that sputters.
The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.

Anagrams of Sputtering

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "sputtering":

9-LETTER WORDS

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8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

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