The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPUTTER which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2015.
Struggling engine sound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPUTTER | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Struggling engine sound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- knock
- knocking
- sputter
- siren
- peep
- peeping
- peeps
- perp
- whine
- purr
- ping
- roar
Crossword Answer definitions
SPUTTER noun- Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles.
- Confused and hasty speech.
- To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
- To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.
- To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
- To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.
- To coat the surface of an object by sputtering.
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