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spitto force liquid out of your mouth

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to force liquid out of your mouth

Pronunciation (IPA): /spɪt/

Example Sentences

  • The baby always spits up after drinking milk too fast.
  • My grandfather can spit sunflower seeds with amazing accuracy.
  • She spat out her gum before entering the library.

spit

VERB

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to force liquid out of your mouth

a sweaty basketball player leans over a public water fountain and forcefully expels a stream of water from his mouth. The water shoots out in a clear arc away from his face after he rinses his mouth. He had just taken a drink to cool down but needed to spit out the warm, unpleasant-tasting water. Other players nearby watch as some grab their own water bottles. A teammate approaches the fountain waiting for his turn to drink.  forcing liquid out of the mouth in a quick, deliberate motion
💡 Concept

a sweaty basketball player leans over a public water fountain and forcefully expels a stream of water from his mouth. The water shoots out in a clear arc away from his face after he rinses his mouth. He had just taken a drink to cool down but needed to spit out the warm, unpleasant-tasting water. Other players nearby watch as some grab their own water bottles. A teammate approaches the fountain waiting for his turn to drink. forcing liquid out of the mouth in a quick, deliberate motion

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/spɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/spɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootspit

🎵Rhyme

bithitfitsitpit
bit
hit
fit
sit
pit

🔗Collocations

spit out
spit fire
spit up
spit and polish
spit in the wind

📝Examples

The baby always spits up after drinking milk too fast.

😄 Fun example

My grandfather can spit sunflower seeds with amazing accuracy.

She spat out her gum before entering the library.

😄 Fun example

The llama suddenly spat at the tourist's camera!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

expectorateejectdischargeexpel

Antonyms

swallowingestconsume

Related

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