Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make a dull, vibrating sound. See the extract.
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Examples
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“Stand by the main royal clewlines and buntlines,” I heard him shout, and the next instant came the hollow thutter of the sail as he started to lower away.
The Ghost Pirates 2007
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With her superb ears, she could hear not only the voices of the crewmen up above but the thutter of their hearts and the whisper of the blood in their veins.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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With her superb ears, she could hear not only the voices of the crewmen up above but the thutter of their hearts and the whisper of the blood in their veins.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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Now the Ghoulish music swirled away, jarring with the vampire song, drowning it, while the thutter in the background played faster and faster, pulling heartbeats along.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
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Vala had learned to pick out the harp, the grieving tube, the whistling tube, the thutter.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
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At once John released his grip and leaned across to her chest, pressing his ear between the warm softness of her breasts, listening for the last thutter of the heart.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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At once John released his grip and leaned across to her chest, pressing his ear between the warm softness of her breasts, listening for the last thutter of the heart.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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At once John released his grip and leaned across to her chest, pressing his ear between the warm softness of her breasts, listening for the last thutter of the heart.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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At once John released his grip and leaned across to her chest, pressing his ear between the warm softness of her breasts, listening for the last thutter of the heart.
The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981
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Signal drums were sounding on both sides, through the ocean tumult, rapid thutter from the Nyarran ranks and a slower bass boom that called to the Ulunt-Khazul.
Three Worlds To Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
qms commented on the word thutter
When riled at the start he will mutter.
More outrage will bring on a stutter,
Then, gone all forbearance,
Comes full incoherence
Till, limply, a lisp and a thutter.
March 20, 2017
bilby commented on the word thutter
Dull vibrations reminds me of vendingmachine.
March 20, 2017
vendingmachine commented on the word thutter
That's how I purr. When I'm really purring along, I'll release two urinal cakes for the price of one. Tasty!
March 22, 2017