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sputter
noun
verb
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
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ˈspʌtɚ
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noun
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
noun
The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
“He heard a spatter of gunfire”
verb
Spit up in an explosive manner
verb
Cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
“The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust”
verb
Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
verb
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
verb
Make an explosive sound
“Sputtering engines”
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He heard a spatter of gunfire
The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust
Sputtering engines
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