Put-put Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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The boat containing the two rough men was no longer in sight, but finally there drifted down on the night wind the soft put-put of the motor.

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Pretty soon I heard the put-put of that scooter and along came the ice-cream man.

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In a quiet place like that its put-put could be heard for miles.

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As he did this, he heard the put-put of a motor, and presently around a bend of the shore showed the headlight of Mr. Appleby's motor-boat.

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As they rounded the point they heard the steady put-put! of a gasoline engine not far off.

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