phutter

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verb

To make a phut or sputtering noise.

“The old minibus phuttered to a halt.”

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbphutter (third-person singular simple present phutters, present participle phuttering, simple past and past participle phuttered)

present singular third person phutters · participle present phuttering · participle past phuttered · past phuttered

  1. intransitiveTo make a phut or sputtering noise.

    The old minibus phuttered to a halt.

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phutter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phutter.

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