spittle
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- noun
- /ˈspɪtəl/
:
saliva
- Warren Oates swallowed his chewing tobacco spittle.
- spittle flew
- wiping the spittle
- spittle spraying
I mean, it was finger pointing spittle from the mouth, very passionate.
- I mean, it was finger pointing spittle from the mouth, very passionate.
- Like all of a sudden, he says, I see one big spittle on his lip.
- The viruses are are encased in that spittle, if you will.
- In the red light that now shone from the Crest of the mountain in all eastern sky, he saw the foam and spittle run scarlet from her mouth.
- Spittle, you know, because sometimes your tongue is just spittle and doesn't even know.
- After one particularly long Trump spittle filled blather, Chris Wallace tried to get things back on track.
Examples
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"Thank you," I say, dabbing the woman's spittle from my cheek with a tissue.
Fiction book (1995) -
His eyes veer erratically from left to right; spittle drips from his mouth.
Fiction book (1990) -
One board member leers, a trace of spittle at the corner of his mouth.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's so cold outside that the spittle freezes and cracks before it hits the ground.
Fiction book (1993) -
"That's crazy," Fox said, spittle collecting in the corner of his mouth.
Fiction book (1991) -
You're covered in spittle.
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Graciela used her napkin to clean spittle off the baby's chin.
Fiction book (2001) -
A drop of spittle landed on the table during his speech.
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She wiped the spittle from her chin after taking a sip of water.
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The child laughed, causing spittle to form at the corners of his mouth.
Synonyms
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A clear, watery liquid in the mouth that makes food wet and starts digestion
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A small amount of liquid from the mouth
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1.7
Wet saliva that comes out of the mouth without meaning to
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Saliva that drips from the mouth, often when excited or unable to control it
Compounds
A small jumping insect that lives in frothy bubbles on plant stems to protect its young
How Runny
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Etymology
The word spittle comes from an old English root that means 'to spit', the same root you see in the word spit. Think of spittle as the small amount of saliva you spit out, and that's why the word means the liquid your mouth makes when you force it out.