Dictionary Check: sputter
"sputter" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
noun
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Example:
"he heard a spatter of gunfire"
noun
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
verb
make an explosive sound
Example:
"sputtering engines"
verb
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
Example:
"The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
verb
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
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