New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: peter out · spurt out · potter about · shoulder out · butt out · butter up · filter out · flatten out · foster out · litter lout

sputter

1 verb make spitting sound INTRANSITIVEbheith ag snagaireacht c m uthe car sputtered to a halt stop an carr go snagach 2 verb advance feebly INTRANSITIVEthe economy is sputtering tá an geilleagar ag streachailtthe show sputtered into life lag go maith a thosaigh an seó 3 verb stutter, splutter INTRANSITIVElabhair go stadach c m uspriúch verb c m ubheith ag stadaireacht c m u

sputtering

adjectivestadach adj1 c m usnagach adj1 c m ua sputtering generator gineadóir atá ag snagaireacht

phrasal verbs

sputter out

(v + adv) INTRANSITIVEtéigh in éag c m uimigh as PhrV c m uthe fire sputtered out chuaigh an tine aseconomic growth sputtered out tháinig deireadh le fás an gheilleagair

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the fire sputtered out chuaigh an tine as
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economic growth sputtered out tháinig deireadh le fás an gheilleagair

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