phut
See also: phĂșt
English
Etymology
Imitative.
Interjection
phut
- A sound resembling the release of a blast of steam or exhaust gas.
- 1980, Gillian Cooke, A Celebration of Christmas
- Even an expensive cracker can go off with a phut, not a bang, and burst to reveal one paper hat, one tired motto and a piece of plastic jewellery.
- 2007, Susan Gates, Beyond the Billboard
- Then she heard the phut-phut-phut of an unfamiliar boat engine.
- 1980, Gillian Cooke, A Celebration of Christmas
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