Definition of sputter

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  • sputter is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • sputter is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • sputter is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of sputter

  • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. clamber
    2. scramble
    3. shin
    4. shinny
    5. skin
    6. struggle
  • utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. splutter
  • the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. spatter
    2. spattering
    3. splatter
    4. splattering
    5. splutter
    6. sputtering
  • spit up in an explosive manner (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. spit out
    2. splutter
  • an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. splutter
  • cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed (verb)

    Examples

    1. The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust
  • make an explosive sound (verb)

    Examples

    1. sputtering engines

See definition of sputter in Merriam Webster