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At last in a sharp but somewhat sputtering voice he declared: "On my honour and my conscience, before God and before man, the verdict of the jury is: on the question of Murder, yes, by a majority of votes."
D’une voix aiguë, un peu bredouillante, il déclara : « Sur mon honneur et ma conscience, devant Dieu et devant les hommes, la réponse du jury est : sur la question d’assassinat, oui, à la majorité. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
"My liner notes?" he sputtered.
« Pour mes liner notes ? » bredouilla-t-il.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
"Let them say, 'It must be,'" he sputtered in a strange jerky voice, grating and ragged; "that's all right.
– Qu’on dise : « Il le faut », bredouilla-t-il d’une étrange voix saccadée, déchirée, haillonneuse.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Then you will soon hear it sputtering away, mad to be made into tea.
Alors, vous entendrez bientôt bouillonner gaiement, tout excitée à l’idée de se transformer en thé.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
The bois de vache was collected, a fire was kindled, and hump steaks, spitted on sticks, were soon sputtering in the blaze.
On ramassa du bois de vache, on alluma du feu, et bientôt des tranches de bosses embrochées sur des bâtons crachèrent leurs jus dans la flamme, en crépitant.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He felt this look, and was seized with such uneasiness that his pen kept sputtering on the flimsy wrapper paper.
Il sentait ce regard, il était pris d'une telle anxiété, que sa plume crevait le papier mince des bandes.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Cannon boomed, bells rang, fireworks hissed and sputtered, masses were sung, and music filled the streets.
Salves de canon, carillons de toutes les cloches, feux d'artifice, messes solennelles, musique en plein air dans toute la ville, rien n'y manqua.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He talks in sputters at my side, as we walk in the increasing light—
Il bredouille, tout en marchant à côté de moi dans la clarté qui s’étend :
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

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sputter

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesputtersputters
Possessive casesputter'ssputters'

sputter

verb
Basic forms
Pastsputtered
Imperativesputter
Present Participle (Participle I)sputtering
Past Participle (Participle II)sputtered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sputterwe sputter
you sputteryou sputter
he/she/it sputtersthey sputter
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sputteringwe are sputtering
you are sputteringyou are sputtering
he/she/it is sputteringthey are sputtering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sputteredwe have sputtered
you have sputteredyou have sputtered
he/she/it has sputteredthey have sputtered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sputteringwe have been sputtering
you have been sputteringyou have been sputtering
he/she/it has been sputteringthey have been sputtering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sputteredwe sputtered
you sputteredyou sputtered
he/she/it sputteredthey sputtered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sputteringwe were sputtering
you were sputteringyou were sputtering
he/she/it was sputteringthey were sputtering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sputteredwe had sputtered
you had sputteredyou had sputtered
he/she/it had sputteredthey had sputtered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sputteringwe had been sputtering
you had been sputteringyou had been sputtering
he/she/it had been sputteringthey had been sputtering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sputterwe shall/will sputter
you will sputteryou will sputter
he/she/it will sputterthey will sputter
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sputteringwe shall/will be sputtering
you will be sputteringyou will be sputtering
he/she/it will be sputteringthey will be sputtering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sputteredwe shall/will have sputtered
you will have sputteredyou will have sputtered
he/she/it will have sputteredthey will have sputtered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sputteringwe shall/will have been sputtering
you will have been sputteringyou will have been sputtering
he/she/it will have been sputteringthey will have been sputtering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sputterwe should/would sputter
you would sputteryou would sputter
he/she/it would sputterthey would sputter
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sputteringwe should/would be sputtering
you would be sputteringyou would be sputtering
he/she/it would be sputteringthey would be sputtering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sputteredwe should/would have sputtered
you would have sputteredyou would have sputtered
he/she/it would have sputteredthey would have sputtered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sputteringwe should/would have been sputtering
you would have been sputteringyou would have been sputtering
he/she/it would have been sputteringthey would have been sputtering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sputteredwe are sputtered
you are sputteredyou are sputtered
he/she/it is sputteredthey are sputtered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sputteredwe are being sputtered
you are being sputteredyou are being sputtered
he/she/it is being sputteredthey are being sputtered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sputteredwe have been sputtered
you have been sputteredyou have been sputtered
he/she/it has been sputteredthey have been sputtered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sputteredwe were sputtered
you were sputteredyou were sputtered
he/she/it was sputteredthey were sputtered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sputteredwe were being sputtered
you were being sputteredyou were being sputtered
he/she/it was being sputteredthey were being sputtered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sputteredwe had been sputtered
you had been sputteredyou had been sputtered
he/she/it had been sputteredthey had been sputtered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sputteredwe shall/will be sputtered
you will be sputteredyou will be sputtered
he/she/it will be sputteredthey will be sputtered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sputteredwe shall/will have been sputtered
you will have been sputteredyou will have been sputtered
he/she/it will have been sputteredthey will have been sputtered