sputtering

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Synonyms: stuttering, spattering, spluttering, puttering, shuttering, scuttering, sauntering, fluttering, muttering, uttering, skittering

Antonyms: stuttering, spattering, spluttering, puttering, shuttering, scuttering, sauntering, fluttering, muttering, uttering, skittering

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|sputter||ing-form}}

Noun

1. A noise that sputters.
2. The [[ejection]] of [[atom]]s from the [[surface]] of a [[solid]] or [[liquid]] following [[bombardment]] with [[ion]]s, atoms or [[molecule]]s; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.

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