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English noun: sputter | |||
| 1. | sputter (event) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | ||
| Samples | He heard a spatter of gunfire. | ||
| Synonyms | spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 2. | sputter (communication) an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) | ||
| Synonyms | splutter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
English verb: sputter | |||
| 1. | sputter (perception) make an explosive sound | ||
| Samples | Sputtering engines. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pop | ||
| 2. | sputter (change) cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed | ||
| Samples | The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 3. | sputter (motion) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | ||
| Synonyms | clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | climb | ||
| 4. | sputter (communication) utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage | ||
| Examples | Cars sputter in the streets , The streets sputter with cars | ||
| Synonyms | splutter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| 5. | sputter (body) spit up in an explosive manner | ||
| Synonyms | spit out, splutter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up | ||
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