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Uncommonspitting
The correct spelling is spitting.
How to pronounce spitting
verb
IPA: /ˈspɪtɪŋ/
Say it like: Spi-tti-ng
The correct spelling is spitting. To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object. For example: "to spit a loin of veal"
Usage Examples
“to spit a loin of veal”
“She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen.”
“a hot pan spitting droplets of fat”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
- 2.To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
- 3.To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- 4.To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
- 5.To utter (something) violently.
noun
- 1.Expectoration
- 2.An appearance on the surface of melted silver or platinum allowed to cool slowly, jets of oxygen forming small cones and sometimes throwing up drops of molten metal.
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