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How to pronounce spit in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spue
Type of expectorate, cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up
Derivation spitter, spitting
Type Words
Synonyms tongue
Type of ness, cape
Type Words
Synonyms expectoration, spitting
Type of expulsion, forcing out, projection, ejection
Type Words
Synonyms patter, pitter-patter, spatter, sprinkle
Type of rain, rain down
Type Words
Synonyms saliva, spittle
Type of secretion
Has types slobber, dribble, drivel, drool, tobacco juice
Type Words
Synonyms skewer
Type of pin
Type Words
Synonyms spit out
Type of emit, utter, let loose, let out
Type Words
Type of skewer
Has types brochette, turnspit

Examples of spit

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When she honked her horn and urged him to be careful, he spit on her windshield.
From the kansas.com
Go to Greece and you'll find spit-roasted lamb at the center of Easter feasting.
From the sacbee.com
The DED study is expected to balance all those and spit out an impartial choice.
From the stltoday.com
A mob spit on the men, hurled stones and insults at them, urged the soldiers on.
From the omaha.com
Last summer, a portion of the Bodie spit was closed because of one plover chick.
From the thestate.com
They also eat about 200,000 Bratwursts and nearly 500,000 spit-roasted chickens.
From the omaha.com
In the dead of night, the boat left the sandy spit of land where fighting raged.
From the nytimes.com
What if, as another friend asked me, you want to spit out your mouthful of wine?
From the newsobserver.com
To get past UCLA, Xavier needed a great game and for the Bruins to spit the bit.
From the news.enquirer.com
More examples
  • A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
  • Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
  • Saliva: 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
  • Utter with anger or contempt
  • A skewer for holding meat over a fire
  • Sprinkle: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
  • Spit was the successful debut album by Kittie, a Canadian metal all-women band from London, Ontario. It was released in 1999 on Artemis Records and projected the band into the mainstream heavy metal music scene. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
  • In the field of archaeology, a spit is a unit of archaeological excavation with an arbitrarily assigned measurement of depth and extent. ...
  • Spit, also referred to as Slam or Speed, is a game of the family of card games for two players. The game is played until all of someone's cards are gone; at which time, the game has finished.