sputter out (English, verb)
expansion: sputter out (third-person singular simple present sputters out, present participle sputtering out, simple past and past participle sputtered out)
Senses:
qualifier: motor
glosses: To emit a series of irregular, erratic popping or spitting sounds before shutting off.
tags: intransitive
usually
raw_tags: of an engine
glosses: To die.
tags: informal
intransitive
Forms:
form: sputters out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sputtering out
tags: participle
present
form: sputtered out
tags: participle
past
form: sputtered out
tags: past