Definition: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
Similar words: utterance, vocalization
Definition: the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering
Definition: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Usage: he heard a spatter of gunfire
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
Synonyms: spit out, splutter, sputter
Definition: spit up in an explosive manner
Similar words: spit out, spit up, cough out, cough up, expectorate
Definition: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Synonyms: sputter
Definition: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
Usage: The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Definition: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage
Similar words: utter, let loose, let out, emit
Definition: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
Usage: She let out a big heavy sigh; He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
Synonyms: sputter, skin, scramble, shin, shinny, struggle, clamber
Definition: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Similar words: climb
Definition: move with difficulty, by grasping
Synonyms: sputter
Definition: make an explosive sound
Usage: sputtering engines
Similar words: pop
Definition: make a sharp explosive noise
Usage: The cork of the champagne bottle popped