| sputter | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 2. splutter, sputter | an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage). |
| ~ utterance, vocalization | the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication. |
| v. (perception) | 3. sputter | make an explosive sound.; "sputtering engines" |
| ~ pop | make a sharp explosive noise.; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped" |
| v. (change) | 4. sputter | cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed.; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (motion) | 5. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. |
| ~ climb | move with difficulty, by grasping. |
| v. (communication) | 6. splutter, sputter | utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage. |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (body) | 7. spit out, splutter, sputter | spit up in an explosive manner. |
| ~ cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out | discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth. |
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