put-put

or putt-putt

[ puht-puht, -puht ]

/ ˈpʌtˈpʌt, -ˌpʌt /

noun

the sound made by a small internal-combustion engine or imitative of its operation.

Informal. a small internal-combustion engine, or something, as a boat or model airplane, equipped with one: the sound of distant put-puts on the lake.

verb (used without object), put-put·ted, put-put·ting.

Informal. to operate with sounds suggesting a put-put, as a small motor or motor-driven device.

Origin of put-put

First recorded in 1900–05; imitative

Words nearby put-put

put out of business, put out of one's mind, put out to grass, put over, put paid to, put-put, Putrajaya, putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence

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Example sentences from the Web for put-put

And now, he said, how about having another try at the put-put of the gremlins, or subs?
Sally Scott of the Waves|Roy J. Snell
Then as the put-put began, she turned the dial to catch the different grades of sound.
Sally Scott of the Waves|Roy J. Snell
The put-put of the motor had aroused the Germans to what was going on.
The Belgians to the Front|Colonel James Fiske
These were the records of the put-put broadcast which she and Danny had kept.
Sally Scott of the Waves|Roy J. Snell

Pretty soon I heard the put-put of that scooter and along came the ice-cream man.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for put-put

put-put

/ (ˈpʌtˌpʌt) informal /

noun

a light chugging or popping sound, as made by a petrol engine

a vehicle powered by an engine making such a sound

verb -puts, -putting or -putted

(intr) to make or travel along with such a sound

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单词	put-put
释义	put-put or putt-putt [ puht-puht, -puht ] / ˈpʌtˈpʌt, -ˌpʌt / noun the sound made by a small internal-combustion engine or imitative of its operation. Informal. a small internal-combustion engine, or something, as a boat or model airplane, equipped with one: the sound of distant put-puts on the lake. verb (used without object), put-put·ted, put-put·ting. Informal. to operate with sounds suggesting a put-put, as a small motor or motor-driven device. Origin of put-put First recorded in 1900–05; imitative Words nearby put-put put out of business, put out of one's mind, put out to grass, put over, put paid to, put-put, Putrajaya, putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for put-put And now, he said, how about having another try at the put-put of the gremlins, or subs? Sally Scott of the Waves\|Roy J. Snell Then as the put-put began, she turned the dial to catch the different grades of sound. Sally Scott of the Waves\|Roy J. Snell The put-put of the motor had aroused the Germans to what was going on. The Belgians to the Front\|Colonel James Fiske These were the records of the put-put broadcast which she and Danny had kept. Sally Scott of the Waves\|Roy J. Snell Pretty soon I heard the put-put of that scooter and along came the ice-cream man. The Blue Ghost Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin British Dictionary definitions for put-put put-put / (ˈpʌtˌpʌt) informal / noun a light chugging or popping sound, as made by a petrol engine a vehicle powered by an engine making such a sound verb -puts, -putting or -putted (intr) to make or travel along with such a sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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