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sputtering |
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 sputtering sputtering Overview of noun sputtering The noun sputtering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering -- (the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire") 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) Overview of adj sputtering The adj sputtering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spluttering, sputtering -- (emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds; "the sputtering engine"; "spluttering electric arcs") Antonyms of adj sputtering 1 sense of sputtering Sense 1 spluttering, sputtering INDIRECT (VIA noisy) -> quiet Similarity of adj sputtering 1 sense of sputtering Sense 1 spluttering, sputtering => noisy (vs. quiet) Attributes of adj sputtering Familiarity of adj sputtering sputtering used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj sputtering sputtering Overview of noun sputtering The noun sputtering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering -- (the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire") 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) Overview of adj sputtering The adj sputtering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spluttering, sputtering -- (emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds; "the sputtering engine"; "spluttering electric arcs")
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