sputtery

Examples

• All

• The old car made a sputtery sound as it struggled up the hill.

• The candle burned with a sputtery flame in the drafty room.

• Her voice was sputtery after she caught a cold and lost her breath.

• I noticed a sputtery sound coming from the old radio.

• The old car made a sputtery sound as it struggled up the hill.

• The engine made a sputtery noise as it struggled to start.

• I noticed a sputtery sound coming from the old radio.

Synonyms

C

clickety

vssputtery

4 7.5

Making many quick clicking sounds

is instead uneven and brief, not a steady fast clicking pattern

C

crackly

vssputtery

2 3.9

Making small sharp sounds like dry things breaking or moving

is more about brief uneven pops from irregular or faulty operation

C

clackety

vssputtery

1 7.4

Making quick, sharp clicking sounds like old train wheels

happens as uneven short bursts rather than steady quick series

C

clicky

vssputtery

1 4.2

Making a clear clicking sound when pressed

describes uneven short popping sounds rather than one noticeable click

R

rattly

vssputtery

1 3.5

A short repeated noise when small parts move, for example in old cars

is shorter and uneven, giving popping bursts rather than steady shaking

R

ratchety

vssputtery

1 9.1

Making harsh rattling noises and moving in a jerky way

is less harsh and focuses on short uneven popping sounds

Antonyms

S

steady

327 2.0

Not changing over time and remaining the same

S

smooth

238 1.0

Moving or happening in an even, easy way without sudden problems

How Smooth

smooth

238 1.0

steady

327 2.0

choppy

8 5.0

sputtery

1 7.7

erratic

82 6.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology