Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spitting
1 sense of spitting
Sense 1
spit, spitting, expectoration -- (the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva))
=> expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out -- (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spit
4 senses of spit
Sense 1
spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue -- (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer")
=> expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out -- (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
Phrasal Verb-> spit up#2; spit up#1
Sense 2
spit, spit out -- (utter with anger or contempt)
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")
Sense 3
sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter -- (rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick")
=> rain, rain down -- (precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding")
Sense 4
skewer, spit -- (drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ")
=> pin -- (pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly")