sputtering

About 0.94 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of sputter
2. noun A noise that sputters.
3. noun 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.

Similar words

splutter spluttering splatter splattering spattering spatter noisy fizzle splutterer squeaking

Often followed by

of and yield in is process rate with system