spitting

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/ˈspɪtɪŋ/

noun

expectoration

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Meanings

adjectivespitting (comparative more spitting, superlative most spitting)

comparative more spitting · superlative most spitting

    nounspitting (plural spittings)

    plural spittings

    1. archaicmedicineexpectoration

      Four brothers of the name of Smith, died with black spitting; all of them were stone-workers.

      1837, James Johnson, The Medico-chirurgical review: Volume 31, page 44
    2. uncountableAn appearance on the surface of melted silver or platinum allowed to cool slowly, jets of oxygen forming small cones and sometimes throwing up drops of molten metal.

      Synonyms: sprouting

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spit

    Synonyms & antonyms

    nounAn appearance on the surface of melted silver or platinum allowed to cool slowly, jets of oxygen forming small cones and sometimes throwing up drops of molten metal.

    Similar
    sprouting

    More synonyms by meaning

    nounthe act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

    Similar
    spitexpectoration
    Broader
    expulsionprojectionejection
    Also see
    expectorationspit

    Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

    Rhymes & wordplay

    Rhymes with spitting

    sittingfittinghittingknittingbefittingunwittingunremittingflittingkittingwitting
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    Cite this entry
    APA

    spitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitting

    MLA

    “spitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spitting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spitting.

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