SPUTTER
Scrabble letter values: S1P3U1T1T1E1R1 = 9
Definition
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively. — synonyms: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage). — synonyms: splutter
- verb make an explosive sound.
- verb cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed.
- verb climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. — synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle
- verb utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage. — synonyms: splutter
- verb spit up in an explosive manner. — synonyms: splutter, spit_out
Examples
- “he heard a spatter of gunfire”
- “sputtering engines”
- “The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust”