Spit

/spɪt/

Synonyms for "spit" (292 found)

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Noun(11 words)

spittle bahbarbecue spitbeach spitcough coughs discharge disgorge droplet emit expectorate

andiron assibilate assibilation auger bayonet bill bite bore breakwater broach buzz cape chain chersonese clack click clonecoal tongscolor copy

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Strong matches (87)

Verb(5 words)

expectorated gobbed hocked patter pitter-patter

Noun(6 words)

expectorating expectoration gob gobbing hawks hock

expectoration fallfire hookfire tongsfiredog fix fizz fizzle fizzling flush foam font foreland fount fountain fricationfrictional rustlingfroth frown geyser

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glare glower gnarl gore gougegouge outgrate grating grid griddle gridiron grill griller growl grumble gush gyroscope hawk head headland hiss hissing hole honeycomb hook hush hushing image impale instrument jet knife lance lifter likeness lisplook daggerslour lower mantle mizzle mouth-watering mull naze needle ness patter pelt penetrate peninsula perforate picture pierce pinkpitter patterpitter-patter

Related words (146)

playplunge inplunge intopoint poker poniard portrait pothook pourpour with rainprecipitate prick promontory ptyalism punch puncture rainrain tadpolesreamream out

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redden reef rhonchus riddle ringerrip outrotatorrun throughrush saber salamander saliva salivate salivation sandspit scowl shoal showershower downshush shushing sialagogue sibilance sibilate sibilation siffle sigmatism simulacrum siss sissing sizz sizzle sizzling skewer slabber slaver slobber snap snarl sneeze sneezing sniff sniffle snore snort snuff snuffle spate spatter spear spew spikespitting imagespittle splutter spout spouter spray sprinkle spritz spur spurt spurtle sputter sputum squash squelch squirt squish stab sternutation stertor stick stiletto stream surge swish sword tap tattoo tongs tongue transfix transpierce trepan trephine tripod trivet turnspit twin vomitvomit forthvomit outwater weep well wheeze whish whistle whistlingwhite noisewhiz whoosh zip

Verb(9 words)

ptyalise ptyalize rapped skewer spatter spewspit outsprinkle spue

Noun(13 words)

rappingroasting rodroasting spitsalivasaliva dropletsand spitspat spatting spew spitting tongue ugh yuck

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More general

31 entries

bodily actionbodily fluidcapecooking devicecough outcough updischarge ejection emit exclamation expectorate expression expulsionforcing outgeographic featureinterjection

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More specific

16 entries

beach spitbeadcontempt expressiondisgust expressiondropletelectric spitexpectorate flamegas spitglobule rotisseriesand spitscornful interjectionsmoke spitball tombolo

Collocations

15 entries

coastal spitroasting spitsand spitspit cupspit firespit formationspit onspit outspit roastspit samplespit takespit tobaccospitballspitting imagespittoon

Inflections

3 entries

spat spits spitting

Derivations

5 entries

spitter spitting spittle spittoon spitty

Sample sentences

58 total sentences available.

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Please spit.

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In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.

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A gentleman would not spit on the street.

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She spit out an angry reply.

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