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Definition of put-put in English: put-putnoun ˈpʌtpʌt The rapid intermittent sound of a small petrol engine. she heard the putt-putt of a boat coming toward them Example sentencesExamples - She doesn't hear the putt-putt of the moped as it approaches.
- Mr Sportage seemed to run out of puff after that, and by comparison put-putted the last 15 minutes before home.
- For such a big machine, it made an incredibly gentle noise, the calming putt-putt of an outboard engine on a small boat.
- Elsewhere, the delightful putt-putt sounds of fishing traffic off Vancouver Island sidle up alongside the Pärt and Ligeti and early Floyd influences.
- Five minutes pass and a Thai long-tail fishing boat put-puts into view.
- I know that put-put green screams ‘Beware of cyclists’ to me.
- It's 6.15 pm on an early Autumn evening and we are put-putting straight into the heart of the sun set.
- As the machine put-putted, the lights came on gradually.
- I waved as I put-putted past each packed bus stop.
- I didn't really have time to put-put along, so I slipped into my ‘road rage’ mood and listened to hard rock on some radio station.
verb ˈpʌtpʌt Make a rapid intermittent sound. Example sentencesExamples - They were plunging feet-first toward a little motorboat putt-putting across the ocean.
- It started to sputter and putt-putt and just as I reached my friends' garage door, it died.
Origin Early 20th century: imitative. |