(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If something such as an engine or a flame ~s, it works or burns in an uneven way and makes a series of soft popping sounds.
The truck ~ed and stopped...
The flame ~s out.
= splutter
VERB: V, V prep/adv
(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If something such as an engine or a flame ~s, it works or burns in an uneven way and makes a series of soft popping sounds.
The truck ~ed and stopped...
The flame ~s out.
= splutter
VERB: V, V prep/adv
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012