variants
or putt-putt
ˈpət¦pət,
usually -¦pət+V
plural -s
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: a sound made by or suggestive of the operation of a small gasoline engine
the put-put of its motor—
Kay Boyle
Kay Boyleoccasionally there would be the rapid put-put of conversation—Donn Byrne
Donn Byrne2
: a small gasoline engine or a vehicle or boat equipped with one
a phonograph and a radio and a flivver and a put-put for the canoe—Fannie Kilbourne
Fannie Kilbourneexperimenting with fast-flying combat planes to replace the slow-flying put-puts now used for the job—Time
Time
variants
or putt-putt
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put-putted or putt-putted; put-putted or putt-putted; put-putting or putt-putting; put-puts or putt-putts
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: to make put-puts : make the flat regularly repeated explosive sound of a small gasoline engine
his angry style, which keeps put-putting in a series of equal explosions like a one-cylinder gasoline engine—Malcolm Cowley
Malcolm Cowley2
: to proceed or operate with or as if with put-puts : travel in a vehicle or boat that put-puts
the launch went put-putting across the darkening harbor—William Irish
William Irishput-put off across the water to visit the alligators—J. L. Jolley
J. L. JolleyDictionary Entries Near put-put
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“Put-put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-put. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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