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Nouns
(n)
spatter
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spattering
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splatter
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splattering
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sputter
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splutter
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sputtering
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
“he heard a spatter of gunfire”
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(n)
sputter
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splutter
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
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Verbs
(v)
sputter
make an explosive sound
“sputtering engines”
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(v)
sputter
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
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scramble
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shin
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shinny
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skin
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struggle
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sputter
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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(v)
sputter
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splutter
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
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(v)
splutter
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sputter
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spit out
spit up in an explosive manner
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