spawl

S1P3A1W4L1
/spɔːl/

noun

Scattered or ejected spittle.

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spall
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Meanings

spawl1

nounspawl (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableScattered or ejected spittle.
verbspawl (third-person singular simple present spawls, present participle spawling, simple past and past participle spawled)

present singular third person spawls · participle present spawling · participle past spawled · past spawled

  1. ambitransitiveobsoleteTo scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo say in a rough manner.

spawl2

nounspawl (plural spawls)

plural spawls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of spall.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge

Similar
spall
Broader
fragment
Also see
spall

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Perhaps representing a frequentative form of spew.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spawl

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Cite this entry
APA

spawl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spawl

MLA

“spawl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spawl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spawl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spawl.

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