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Noun
S:
(n)
spatter (spatter%1:11:00::)
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spattering (spattering%1:11:00::)
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splatter (splatter%1:11:00::)
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splattering (splattering%1:11:00::)
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sputter (sputter%1:11:00::)
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splutter (splutter%1:11:00::)
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sputtering (sputtering%1:11:00::)
(the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively)
"he heard a spatter of gunfire"
S:
(n)
sputter (sputter%1:10:00::)
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splutter (splutter%1:10:00::)
(an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage))
Verb
S:
(v)
sputter (sputter%2:39:00::)
(make an explosive sound)
"sputtering engines"
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(v)
sputter (sputter%2:30:00::)
(cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed)
"The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
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(v)
clamber (clamber%2:38:00::)
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scramble (scramble%2:38:01::)
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shin (shin%2:38:00::)
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shinny (shinny%2:38:00::)
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skin (skin%2:38:00::)
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struggle (struggle%2:38:00::)
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sputter (sputter%2:38:00::)
(climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling)
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(v)
sputter (sputter%2:32:00::)
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splutter (splutter%2:32:00::)
(utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage)
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(v)
splutter (splutter%2:29:00::)
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sputter (sputter%2:29:00::)
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spit out (spit_out%2:29:00::)
(spit up in an explosive manner)