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sputter

/'spətər/

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verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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clamber scramble shin shinny skin struggle

type of:
climb
verb
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
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splutter

type of:
utter emit let loose let out
noun
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
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spatter spattering splatter splattering splutter sputtering

type of:
noise
verb
spit up in an explosive manner
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spit out splutter

type of:
cough up cough out expectorate spit up spit out
noun
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
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splutter

type of:
utterance vocalization
verb
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
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"The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"

type of:
modify alter change
verb
make an explosive sound
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"sputtering engines"

type of:
pop

Examples of sputter

"The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
"sputtering engines"