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sputter

('sp/@/t/@/r )

the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively(noun.event)

Synonym:
spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering

source: wordnet30
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)(noun.communication)

Synonym:
splutter

source: wordnet30
Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech.(noun)

source: webster1913

make an explosive sound(verb.perception)

Example:
Sputtering engines.

source: wordnet30
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed(verb.change)

Example:
The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust.

source: wordnet30
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling(verb.motion)

Synonym:
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle

source: wordnet30
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
spit up in an explosive manner(verb.body)

Synonym:
spit out, splutter

source: wordnet30
To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.(verb)

source: webster1913
To spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech.(verb)

source: webster1913

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