to phut

Examples

• All

• The toy balloon phut when it touched the sharp corner of the table.

• The small firework phut and then fizzled out.

• The old engine phut and stopped in the middle of the road.

• The balloon phut!

• The old engine made a soft phut before it stopped completely.

• As the candle burned down, it let out a quick phut and went out unexpectedly.

• When it touched the sharp corner of the table, the toy balloon went phut and popped.

Synonyms

C

to crack

vsto phut

127 1.9

To make a sudden sharp sound like something breaking

makes a softer, quieter sound, a brief muffled burst not a loud breaking noise

P

to pop

vsto phut

90 3.2

To make a short sharp sound, for example when a balloon bursts

makes a softer, quieter sound that is brief and muffled

How Loud

to explode

579 2.8

bang

237 1.3

pop

3.1

to phut

9.9

to click

92 1.0

rustle

12 4.4

Surface Forms

Etymology