| VERB | perception | sputter | make an explosive sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | sputter | cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed | |
| motion | sputter, clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | |
| communication | sputter, splutter | utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage / rage | |
| body | sputter, splutter, spit out | spit up in an explosive manner | |
| NOUN | event | sputter, spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively |
| communication | sputter, splutter | an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage / rage) |
| Sounds | spah'ter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | chisporroteo, chorreo, pulverización catódica, salpicadura | |
| Catalan | espetec, polvorització catòdica | |
| Verbs | sputter | make an explosive sound |
| Meaning | An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage / rage). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | splutter | |
| Broader | utterance, vocalization | The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
| Spanish | farfulla | |
| Verbs | sputter | utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage / rage |
| Meaning | make an explosive sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "sputtering engines" | |
| Broader | pop | make a sharp explosive noise |
| Spanish | chisporrotear | |
| Nouns | sputter, sputtering | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively |
| Meaning | Cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Meaning | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle | |
| Broader | climb | Move with difficulty, by grasping |
| Spanish | arrastrarse, chisporrotear, despellejar, encaramarse, luchar, trepar a gatas, trepar | |
| Catalan | pujar | |
| Meaning | Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage / rage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Cars sputter in the streets; The streets sputter with cars | |
| Synonym | splutter | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | balbucear, balbucir, farfullar | |
| Catalan | balbotejar, balbucejar, barbotegar, barbotejar | |
| Nouns | sputter | an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage / rage) |
| Meaning | spit up in an explosive manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | splutter, spit out | |
| Broader | expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out | Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth |
| Spanish | escupir | |
| Catalan | escopir | |
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