What is "put-putted"

Usage examples of "put-putted".

At once he spotted it with his torch, snapped the power on to the engine, and put-putted toward it.

A small craft put-putted past with an elderly couple in it, and two Spar carrier bags perched in the prow.

Sound told me that it did not: out of sight down the road, Duane's tractor put-putted from the far field, birds said things to one another.

For a moment I could not remember where I was going, and simply put-putted up the roads going slowly and serenely as Duane on the big tractor.

Hestler shrugged and remounted his wheel, put-putted forward, aware of the envious eyes that followed him.

They put-putted toward the bathing beach, where the two girls were waiting for them, and anchored in shallow water.

Half an hour later a 1930 Willys-Knight 87 put-putted onto the airfield's parking lot.