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- [spit]
- /spɪt/
- /ˈspɪtɪŋ/
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- [spit]
- /spɪt/
Definitions of spitting word
- verb without object spitting to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 1
- verb without object spitting to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth. 1
- verb without object spitting to sputter: grease spitting on the fire. 1
- verb without object spitting to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain or snow. 1
- verb with object spitting to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp. 1
- verb with object spitting to thrust a spit into or through. 1
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Origin of spitting
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; (v.) Middle English spitten, Old English spittan; cognate with German (dial.) spitzen to spit; akin to Old English spǣtan to spit, spātl spittle; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Spitting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spitting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spitting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with spitting
- when do babies stop spitting up?
- why do i keep spitting?
- when does spitting up stop?
- why am i spitting up blood?
- what does spitting image mean?
- why is my baby spitting up so much?
- how to stop spitting?
- why is my baby spitting up?
- when do babies start spitting up?
- why does my baby keep spitting up?
- why am i spitting blood?
- what does spitting up blood mean?
- when will my baby stop spitting up?
- when do babies quit spitting up?
See also
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