putt-putted

Variant of putt-putt

putt-putt definition

☆ putt·-putt (put′put′)

noun

the chugging sounds made by the engine of a motorboat, motorbike, etc.

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb putt-putted putt′·-putt′ed, putt-putting putt′·-putt′ing

to make, move along, or operate with such sounds

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