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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/

Korean meaning: 침을 뱉다, 침을 내뱉다

Korean pronunciation: **스**핏

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

//spɪt//

to force liquid out of your mouth

spit concept
💡 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

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/spɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/spɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootspit

Origin

고대 영어 'spittan'에서 유래된 단어로, 게르만어족의 공통 어근을 가지고 있습니다. 입에서 무언가를 강제로 내보내는 행위를 표현하는 의성어적 특성이 강한 단어입니다.

🎵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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