spit
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1.0
- noun
- /spɪt/
:
saliva
- I'm verifying that it is indeed Rhett spit that is coating.
It's a piece of spit on your beard.
- It's a piece of spit on your beard.
- So she sent us a vial of spit and it's gone.
- Oh, you ever choke on your own spit?
- I can't swallow, my mouth gets dry, I can't feel any spit.
- No, I smelled her spit and that's it.
- My most treasured possession is my spit bucket.
- I saved all the spit in my mouth in class one day and spit it right on her.
- I'm verifying that it is indeed Rhett spit that is coating.
- I hate, you know, spit, farts, poop.
- It just felt like extra spit I didn't need.
Examples
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It hurts so bad I'm choking on my own spit.
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Why would you measure spit like that?
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My mouth is dry, or else I would drop a lump of spit right on it.
Fiction book (1994) -
His mouth was so dry he couldn't even work up enough spit to swallow.
Fiction book (1990) -
Out of his mouth, spit bubbles up like clusters of transparent fish eggs.
Fiction book (1994) -
The floor was spotted with spit, and pools of juice ringed the spittoons.
Fiction book (1991) -
Colene obligingly provided a hair, some spit, and a breath, and Provos did the same.
Fiction book (1992) -
He was so nervous that he could feel his spit drying up in his mouth.
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After the dentist appointment, I noticed a lot of spit on my shirt.
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The comedian made everyone laugh when he exaggerated how much spit he produced while talking.
Synonyms
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1.3
A clear, watery liquid in the mouth that makes food wet and starts digestion
38
1.7
Wet saliva that comes out of the mouth without meaning to
15
1.0
The act of forcing liquid out of the mouth
8
6.0
A liquid that comes out of the mouth
7
9.9
A thick piece of spit that you cough up and spit out
6
3.7
Saliva that drips from the mouth, often when excited or unable to control it
1
9.9
An act of coughing up and spitting mucus from the throat or lungs
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Act in a way that shows strong disrespect and insults someone
Compounds
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spit (saliva) comes from an old verb meaning 'to force out' or 'to throw', so it names what you push out of your mouth. That is why saliva itself is called spit.