sputter vs climb

climb vs sputter

sputter and climb both are nouns.

sputter and climb both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sputter	Yes	No	Yes	No
climb	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, climb is a hypernym of sputter; that is, climb is a word with a broader meaning than sputter:

sputter: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
climb: move with effort, by grasping

sputter (noun)	climb (noun)
an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)	the act of climbing something
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively	an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

sputter (verb)	climb (verb)
spit up in an explosive manner	go up or advance
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed	increase in value or to a higher point
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage	improve one's social status
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling	go upward with gradual or continuous progress
make an explosive sound	move with effort, by grasping
	slope upward

Difference between sputter and climb

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