Defenition of the word sputter
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Defenition of the word sputter
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
- spit up in an explosive manner
- cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed: "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
- make an explosive sound
- an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
- utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
- cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
- make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"
- the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
Synonyms for the word sputter
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- clamber
- gasp
- pop
- scramble
- shin
- shinny
- skin
- spatter
- spattering
- spit
- spit out
- splatter
- splattering
- splutter
- sputtering
- stammer
- struggle
Similar words in the sputter
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- sputter
- sputtered
- sputtering
- sputters
Hypernyms for the word sputter
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- alter
- change
- climb
- cough out
- cough up
- emit
- expectorate
- let loose
- let out
- modify
- noise
- pop
- spit out
- spit up
- utter
- utterance
- vocalization
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