This type of bug will cover itself in its own foamy spittle while it feeds.
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Spittle
//ˈspɪ.t(ə)l//
Synonyms for "spittle" (12 found)
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1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
5 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 33 languages.
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐕉𐕒𐕡𐕢𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 noun (spit, usually frothy)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σίαλον noun (spit, usually frothy)
Bulgarian
2 entries- плюнка noun (spit, usually frothy)
- храчка noun (spit, usually frothy)
Catalan
1 entries- escopinada noun (spit, usually frothy)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 吐沫 noun (spit, usually frothy)
Czech
2 entries- plivanec noun (spit, usually frothy)
- slina noun (spit, usually frothy)
French
2 entries- crachat noun (spit, usually frothy)
- postillon noun (spit, usually frothy)
Galician
4 entries- cuspidela noun (spit, usually frothy)
- cuspidura noun (spit, usually frothy)
- cuspiñada noun (spit, usually frothy)
- cuspiñazo noun (spit, usually frothy)
German
1 entries- Spucke noun (spit, usually frothy)
Greek
1 entries- ροχάλα noun (spit, usually frothy)
Hungarian
2 entries- köpet noun (spit, usually frothy)
- nyál noun (spit, usually frothy)
Irish
1 entries- seile noun (spit, usually frothy)
Italian
1 entries- sputo noun (spit, usually frothy)
Japanese
1 entries- 唾 noun (spit, usually frothy)
Javanese
2 entries- idu noun (spit, usually frothy)
- kecoh noun (spit, usually frothy)
Korean
1 entries- 침 noun (spit, usually frothy)
Latvian
3 entries- siekalas noun (spit, usually frothy)
- spļaudekļi noun (spit, usually frothy)
- spļāviens noun (spit, usually frothy)
Macedonian
1 entries- ’рканица noun (spit, usually frothy)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- توكوروك noun (spit, usually frothy)
Persian
2 entries- بفچ noun (spit, usually frothy)
- تف noun (spit, usually frothy)
Plautdietsch
3 entries- Kjwiel noun (spit, usually frothy)
- Kwoakjs noun (spit, usually frothy)
- Spie noun (spit, usually frothy)
Portuguese
1 entries- cuspe noun (spit, usually frothy)
Romanian
1 entries- scuipat noun (spit, usually frothy)
Russian
2 entries- плево́к noun (spit, usually frothy)
- слюна́ noun (spit, usually frothy)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- ronn noun (spit, usually frothy)
- seile noun (spit, usually frothy)
Sicilian
3 entries- sputazza noun (spit, usually frothy)
- sputazzata noun (spit, usually frothy)
- sputu noun (spit, usually frothy)
Spanish
4 entries- escupida noun (spit, usually frothy)
- escupitajo noun (spit, usually frothy)
- espumajo noun (spit, usually frothy)
- espumarajo noun (spit, usually frothy)
Sylheti
1 entries- ꠍꠦꠙ noun (spit, usually frothy)
Telugu
1 entries- లాలాజలము noun (spit, usually frothy)
Tocharian B
1 entries- pitke noun (spit, usually frothy)
Ukrainian
1 entries- слина noun (spit, usually frothy)
Walloon
2 entries- raetchon noun (spit, usually frothy)
- raetchote noun (spit, usually frothy)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- kâ-gooll noun (spit, usually frothy)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The PlayStation controller was covered in spittle.
Source: tatoeba (10709466)
Tommy left some spittle on the table.
Source: tatoeba (10709492)
The globule of spittle emerged between his lips.
Source: tatoeba (11781333)
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