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spitting

/ˈspɪtɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables

Spitting means: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.

Synonyms for spitting13

noun, as in the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

spit, expectoration

verb, as in expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue

verb, as in rain gently

sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter

verb, as in utter with anger or contempt

spit, spit out

verb, as in drive a skewer through

skewer, spit

also used for spitting

sprouting

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What does spitting mean?5

verb

1

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth“The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”

2

rain gently“It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”

3

utter with anger or contempt

4

drive a skewer through“skewer the meat for the BBQ”

noun

1

the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with spitting?14

three syllables

committingadmittingsubmittingpermittingtransmittingemitting
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Spitting in a sentence

  • This is the spitting image of the real thing, perfectly true to life.unknown
  • It's not raining as such, but it is spitting.sundown
  • If they come much closer, they'll be within spitting distance.CM
  • He is the spitting image of his father.CM
  • He has the habit of spitting on the ground.CM
  • I live within spitting distance of the underground station.jismith1989
  • I live within spitting distance of the subway station.CK
  • They are the spitting image of one another.Eldad

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Forms of spitting

as a noun

plural
spittings