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spitting

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spit 1  (spt)
n.
1. Saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle.
2. The act of expectorating.
3. Something, such as the frothy secretion of spittle bugs, that resembles spit.
4. A brief, scattered rainfall or snowfall.
5. Informal The perfect likeness: He's the spit and image of his father.
v. spat (spt) or spit, spit·ting, spits
v.tr.
1. To eject from the mouth: spat out the grape seeds.
2. To eject as if from the mouth: a fire spitting sparks.
3. To emit suddenly and forcefully: spat out an insult.
v.intr.
1. To eject matter from the mouth; expectorate.
2. To express contempt or animosity by or as if by ejecting matter from the mouth.
3. To make a hissing or sputtering noise.
4. To rain or snow in light, scattered drops or flakes.
Phrasal Verb:
spit up
To vomit.

[Middle English, from spitten, to spit, from Old English spittan, ultimately of imitative origin.]

spit 2  (spt)
n.
1. A slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling.
2. A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.
tr.v. spit·ted, spit·ting, spits
To impale on or as if on a spit.

[Middle English, from Old English spitu.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spittingspitting - the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Translations
spitting [ˈspɪtɪŋ] n "spitting prohibited" → "se prohíbe escupir" adj to be the spitting image of sb → ser la viva imagen de algn
spitting [ˈspɪtɪŋ] n "spitting prohibited" → "défense de cracher" adj to be the spitting image of sb → être le portrait tout craché de qn
spitting [ˈspɪtɪŋ] spit n "spitting prohibited" → "Spucken verboten" adj to be the spitting image of sb → jdm wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten sein
spitting [ˈspɪtɪŋ] n "spitting prohibited" → "vietato sputare" adj to be the spitting image of sb → essere il ritratto vivente or sputato di qn


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"Your career of mischief is at an end," said the Retraction, drawing his club, rolling up his sleeves, and spitting on his hands.
He was staring at her with bristling hair, recognizing her for what she was, a cat, when she sprang again, her tail the size of a large man's arm, all claws and spitting fury and vindictiveness.
Skinner remarked, spitting upon the floor, "but you're dead right.
 
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