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to spit

1 2.6

To rain in small light drops

verb
/spɪt/

: lloviznar

I was doing my rounds, working in the early afternoon, and it actually spit a few flakes of snow.
it spits rain
begin to spit

Examples

By the time I got downstairs, the sky had turned the color charcoal and was beginning to spit flakes of snow onto the pine trees around my house.

Fiction book (1993)
As I walked outside, I noticed that it began to spit lightly, so I decided to head back in.
The sky began to spit rain.

Fiction book (2000)
It's starting to spit.

Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)
The sky began to spit rain, barely wetting the pavement.
Light drizzle started to spit from the clouds, making everyone reach for their umbrellas.

Synonyms

to rain

vsto spit

541 1.0

To fall from clouds as small drops of water

is narrower, referring only to very light, fine precipitation

to sprinkle

vsto spit

8 1.0

To rain lightly in small drops

is more like a fine continuous mist rather than spotty drops

to drizzle

vsto spit

7 1.0

To rain very lightly with small drops falling slowly

is less strictly steady and can be more intermittent

to patter

vsto spit

4 4.4

To make quick, light sounds like rain or small feet

is about the falling action rather than the sound it makes

to mist

vsto spit

4 2.8

To spray fine drops of liquid onto something to moisten or cool it

describes deliberate spraying onto surfaces, not natural sky precipitation

drizzling

vsto spit

1.2

Raining very lightly in small misty drops

is more about occasional light drops rather than steady mist

to mizzle

vsto spit

8.8

To fall as very light rain in small drops

is usually more occasional and less misty in effect

to pitter-patter

vsto spit

5.8

To make a series of light, quick tapping sounds like rain or small footsteps

is used for the rain itself rather than emphasizing the sound

Antonyms

to pour

588 1.0

To make liquid flow in a steady stream from a container

downpour

24 2.7

A heavy and sudden fall of rain

Idioms

a spit in the ocean

Informal

1 9.1

A very small amount with little effect on a big problem

to spit nails

Slang

1 9.9

To feel very angry and show it

to chew the meat and spit out the bones

Informal

8.0

Keep the useful parts and ignore the rest

to throw a dummy spit

9.9

Have a childish angry outburst when you do not get your way

to spit in someone's face

Offensive

8.2

Act in a way that shows strong disrespect and insults someone

Phrasal Verbs

to spit out

94 2.3

To push food or drink out of your mouth

to spit out

Informal

15 4.4

To say words quickly and angrily to show dislike

to spit up

1 4.1

To push food, milk, or phlegm out of the mouth

to spit poison

Informal

7.9

Say very angry, hurtful things to someone to hurt them

to spit up

Informal

7.7

To give something, often money, because others make you do it

Compounds

spit and polish

Informal

1 7.0

Careful cleaning and neat order, especially in the military

spit curl

Archaic

1 8.4

A small lock of hair styled flat on the forehead or cheek

spit-and-sawdust pub

Archaic

9.1

A simple, old pub where local people drink cheap drinks

How Heavy

to pour

588 1.0

to rain

541 1.0

to drizzle

7 1.0

to spit

1 2.6

Surface Forms

spit infinitive

spitting present participle

spits third person singular

spat past

spat past participle

Etymology

Spit (light rain) comes from the image of the sky 'spitting' tiny drops. So when it 'spits', only small drops fall, like little spits from the clouds.