1. sputtering - noun
· the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire"
Synonym(s): spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter
Hypernym(s): noise
2. sputter - verb
· make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"
Hypernym(s): pop
3. sputter - verb
· cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
4. sputter - verb
· climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Synonym(s): clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle
Hypernym(s): climb
5. sputter - verb
· utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
Synonym(s): splutter
Hypernym(s): utter, emit, let_out, let_loose
6. sputter - verb
· spit up in an explosive manner
Synonym(s): splutter, spit_out
Hypernym(s): expectorate, cough_up, cough_out, spit_up, spit_out
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