spitting
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- noun
- /ˈspɪtɪŋ/
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- No spitting in the visitors' room.
You learned that thing about spitting from porn.
- You learned that thing about spitting from porn.
- Plain dressing and plain speaking and plain spitting.
- So I'm sort of like taking this throw in and all of a sudden spit is on the back of my head, the back of my.
Examples
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The student was reprimanded for the act of spitting in class.
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Mr. Frye, I have to differ with you on the spitting incidents.
Blog text (27) -
In the side lot, coal miners took turns outdistancing each other's tobacco spitting, an oily smudge worn into the grooves of their faces.
Fiction book (1996) -
A chorus of sniffles, sneezes, snufflings, hawkings, coughs, and spitting welled up.
Fiction book (1999) -
Brass tables and trays and the spitting bowl—spittoon, she names it—got to be polished every week.
Fiction book (1994) -
The coach warned the players against spitting on the field during practice.
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Smoking was also banned on all streetcars to cut down on spitting and to purify the air.
Synonyms
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A small amount of liquid from the mouth
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An act of coughing up and spitting mucus from the throat or lungs
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Compounds
- South African
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A dangerous African snake that defends itself by spitting venom into the eyes
- South African
A venomous southern African snake that sprays venom at a threat, often to hit the eyes
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Etymology
Spitting comes from the old English verb spit, which meant 'to force out with the mouth' and is like 'throwing' something from your mouth. So, spitting today means pushing or throwing saliva out of your mouth.