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Quick definitions from WordNet (sputter)
▸ noun: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
▸ noun: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
▸ verb: make an explosive sound ("Sputtering engines")
▸ 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: spit up in an explosive manner
▸ verb: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
▸ Also see sputters
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▸ noun: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
▸ noun: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
▸ verb: make an explosive sound ("Sputtering engines")
▸ 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: spit up in an explosive manner
▸ verb: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
▸ Also see sputters
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sputter
▸ Usage examples for sputter
▸ Popular adjectives describing sputter
▸ Words that often appear near sputter
▸ Rhymes of sputter
▸ Invented words related to sputter