Spitting

/ˈspɪtɪŋ/

Synonyms for "spitting" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(2 words)

spit congruent

clack click crack

Strong matches (7)

crackle

Noun(6 words)

eject salivaexpectorationexpel salivagobbing identical matching

Related words (11)

Noun(8 words)

oral expulsionpoisonous regurgitate retort snarl toxic venomous vomit

sizzling snap snapping

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

behaviorbodily actionejection emesis excretion expulsionforcing outlikenessphysiological actphysiological processprojection resemblancespeech actvenomous animalverbal expressionvomiting

More specific

13 entries

doubleexact replicainsult lookalikephlegm expulsionprojectile spittingretortsaliva expulsionsalivary expulsionspitting cobraspitting vipertwin vomiting

Collocations

14 entries

spitting behaviorspitting cobraspitting distancespitting imagespitting in publicspitting incidentspitting madspitting phlegmspitting rainspitting ratespitting reflexspitting tobaccospitting upspitting venom

Inflections

5 entries

spat spits spittier spittiest spittings

Derivations

3 entries

spit spitter spitty

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The penalty for spitting is five pounds.

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This is the spitting image of the real thing, perfectly true to life.

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He is the spitting image of his father.

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Remember "Wacky Races"? Watch the US primary, it's its spitting image!

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