sputtering

Plural: sputterings

Noun

• the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
• 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.

Verb

• make an explosive sound
  • "sputtering engines"
• cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
• utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
• spit up in an explosive manner
• present participle and gerund of sputter

Synonyms

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, spatter, spattering, spit out, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, struggle