SPITTING Synonyms

• clear out the chest and lungs

• discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

• the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

• the process of coughing up and spitting out

• the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

• plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

• a quick succession of light rapid sounds

• rain gently

• make light, rapid and repeated sounds

• a series of rapid tapping sounds

• as of footsteps

• describing a rhythmic beating

• rain gently

• make light, rapid and repeated sounds

• expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

• expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

• a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

• a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted

• drive a skewer through

• the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

• the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

• dash a liquid upon or against

• rain gently

• spot, splash, or soil

• expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

• eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

• a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

• the act of sprinkling or splashing water

• distribute loosely

• cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

• rain gently

• scatter with liquid; wet lightly

• expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

• a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

• any long thin projection that is transient

• a manner of speaking

• a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

• the tongue of certain animals used as meat

• the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

• metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

• articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

• lick or explore with the tongue

• spit up in an explosive manner

• utter with anger or contempt

• discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth