Words · Less common
sputter
/sˈpʌtɚ/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- verb
make an explosive sound
sputtering engines
- verb
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust
- noun
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
- verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling