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(verb) 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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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage |
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Synonyms: splutter |
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Related Words: emit, let loose, let out, utter |
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(verb) make an explosive sound |
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Related Words: pop |
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(noun) an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) |
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Synonyms: splutter |
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Related Words: utterance |
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(verb) spit up in an explosive manner |
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Synonyms: spit out, splutter |
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Related Words: cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up |
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(noun) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" |
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Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputtering |
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Related Words: noise |
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(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling |
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Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle |
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Related Words: climb |
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