American English pronunciation
How to pronounce spitting
IPA transcription: [s'pɪtɪŋ]
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Noun
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the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
Verb
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expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
“The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”
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utter with anger or contempt
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rain gently
“It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”
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drive a skewer through
“skewer the meat for the BBQ”
Usage examples
- You should have seen them when they heard me spitting Chinook.
- If they come much closer, they'll be within spitting distance.
- And shaking his stringy hair, spitting and spluttering, in long crawl movements he began swimming towards the opposite shore.
- Visitors to Edinburgh will often notice people spitting on the Heart.