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phuttering

phuttering is the present participle and gerund of phutter.

Meaning of phutter

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To make a phut or sputtering noise.
    • The old minibus phuttered to a halt.

Questions about phuttering

What is phuttering the present participle and gerund of?
Phuttering is the present participle and gerund of phutter.

Words near phuttering in the dictionary

  1. Phuthi
  2. phuts
  3. phutted
  4. phutter
  5. phuttered
  6. phuttering
  7. phutters
  8. phutting
  9. PHV
  10. PHVs
  11. PHW

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