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[ verb ] spit up in an explosive manner

Synonyms

sputter splutter

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

The din was successful , too , for just before the moon disappeared , the frightened toad had begun to spit it out again , which meant good_luck all around .

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Frozen , they stared at it whirling down the valley , gouging and spitting_out boulders and chunks of earth like a starving hound_dog cracking marrowbones .

Related terms

expectorate

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[ verb ] utter with anger or contempt

Synonyms

spit

Used in print

(Guideposts BR-E01. Mr. America, 4:6 (November, 1961)...)

He spent long hours before the TV spitting_out promises of revenge .

Related terms

utter

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[ verb ] discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
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