Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sputter 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sputter 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sputter 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sputter 
 
  5  senses  of  sputter 
 
  Sense  1 
  sputter 
  =>  pop 
 
  Sense  2 
  sputter 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  clamber,  scramble,  shin,  shinny,  skin,  struggle,  sputter 
  =>  climb 
 
  Sense  4 
  sputter,  splutter 
  =>  utter,  emit,  let  out  let  loose 
 
  Sense  5 
  splutter,  sputter,  spit  out 
  =>  expectorate,  cough  up  cough  out  spit  up  spit  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sputter 
 
  sputter  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sputter 
 
  Sense  1 
  sputter 
  =>  pop 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sputter 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  clamber,  scramble,  shin,  shinny,  skin,  struggle,  sputter 
  =>  climb 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  sputter,  splutter 
  =>  utter,  emit,  let  out  let  loose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  splutter,  sputter,  spit  out 
  =>  expectorate,  cough  up  cough  out  spit  up  spit  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sputter 
  sputter 
  sputtering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sputter 
 
  The  noun  sputter  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spatter,  spattering,  splatter,  splattering,  sputter,  splutter,  sputtering  --  (the  noise  of  something  spattering  or  sputtering  explosively;  "he  heard  a  spatter  of  gunfire") 
  2.  sputter,  splutter  --  (an  utterance  (of  words)  with  spitting  sounds  (as  in  rage)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sputter 
 
  The  verb  sputter  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sputter  --  (make  an  explosive  sound) 
  2.  (1)  sputter  --  (cause  to  undergo  a  process  in  which  atoms  are  removed:  "The  solar  wind  protons  must  sputter  away  the  surface  atoms  of  the  dust") 
  3.  clamber,  scramble,  shin,  shinny,  skin,  struggle,  sputter  --  (climb  awkwardly,  as  if  by  scrambling) 
  4.  sputter,  splutter  --  (utter  with  a  spitting  sound,  as  if  in  a  rage) 
  5.  splutter,  sputter,  spit  out  --  (spit  up  in  an  explosive  manner) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sputter 
  sputtering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sputter 
 
  The  noun  sputter  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spatter,  spattering,  splatter,  splattering,  sputter,  splutter,  sputtering  --  (the  noise  of  something  spattering  or  sputtering  explosively;  "he  heard  a  spatter  of  gunfire") 
  2.  sputter,  splutter  --  (an  utterance  (of  words)  with  spitting  sounds  (as  in  rage)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sputter 
 
  The  verb  sputter  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sputter  --  (make  an  explosive  sound) 
  2.  (1)  sputter  --  (cause  to  undergo  a  process  in  which  atoms  are  removed:  "The  solar  wind  protons  must  sputter  away  the  surface  atoms  of  the  dust") 
  3.  clamber,  scramble,  shin,  shinny,  skin,  struggle,  sputter  --  (climb  awkwardly,  as  if  by  scrambling) 
  4.  sputter,  splutter  --  (utter  with  a  spitting  sound,  as  if  in  a  rage) 
  5.  splutter,  sputter,  spit  out  --  (spit  up  in  an  explosive  manner) 

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