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sputters
verb(sput-ter)
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle,
sputters
verb(sput-ter)
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
Synonyms: splutter,
sputters
noun(sput-ter)
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering,
sputters
verb(sput-ter)
spit up in an explosive manner
Synonyms: spit out, splutter,
sputters
noun(sput-ter)
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
Synonyms: splutter,
sputters
verb(sput-ter)
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
Examples:
The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust.
sputters
verb(sput-ter)
make an explosive sound
Examples:
Sputtering engines.

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