spitting (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *spitting*:
NOUN	act	spitting, spit, expectoration	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

spitting > pronunciation
Sounds	spih'tihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *spitting*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva).
Synonyms	spit, expectoration
Broader	expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out	The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Spanish	expectoración
Catalan	esputació, expectoració
Verbs	spit	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

HyperDic: spitting