Synonyms for spit
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1. spit, tonguenoun

   a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

   Synonyms:
   spittle, expectoration, glossa, lingua, spitting, tongue, saliva, clapper, natural language, knife

2. saliva, spit, spittlenoun

   a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

   Synonyms:
   saliva, tongue, spitting, spittle, expectoration

3. spitnoun

   a skewer for holding meat over a fire

   Synonyms:
   saliva, tongue, spitting, spittle, expectoration

4. spit, spitting, expectorationverb

   the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

   Synonyms:
   saliva, tongue, spitting, spittle, expectoration

5. spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spueverb

   expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

   "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"

   Synonyms:
   cat, puke, throw up, honk, chuck, sprinkle, sick, skewer, disgorge, cast, spew out, spit out, vomit, regurgitate, vomit up, ptyalize, spue, upchuck, eruct, pitter-patter, purge, barf, ptyalise, spew, be sick, spatter, retch, patter, regorge

6. spit, spit outverb

   utter with anger or contempt

   Synonyms:
   cough out, sprinkle, spit up, skewer, spue, spit out, splutter, ptyalize, sputter, pitter-patter, ptyalise, spew, spatter, cough up, expectorate, patter

7. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patterverb

   rain gently

   "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

   Synonyms:
   swash, sprinkle, dot, skewer, spit out, ptyalize, spue, plash, spatter, pitter-patter, scatter, ptyalise, sparge, patter, besprinkle, dust, spew, bespatter, disperse, splash, splosh, splatter

8. skewer, spitverb

   drive a skewer through

   "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

   Synonyms:
   spew, patter, spatter, sprinkle, pitter-patter, skewer, spit out, spue, ptyalize, ptyalise

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1. • Cape
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   • Rain
   • Skewer
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. spitverb

   Synonyms:
   spawl, sputter

2. spitnoun

   Synonyms:
   spittle, saliva, spawl

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. spitnoun

   Synonyms:
   spittle, sputum, saliva

   Associated words:
   salivary, salivous, salivant, salivate, salivation, ptyalin

2. spitverb

   Synonyms:
   expectorate, spawl, sputter, eject

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "spit":

   spitting, spatin, saliva, spat, sputum, brooch, slime, arrow, isthmus

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1. Vladimir Putin:

   The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and simply spit them out like a fly that accidentally flew into their mouths, i am convinced that such a natural and necessary self-purification of society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion and readiness to respond to any challenges.

2. Shiyanne Kroll:

   She needs to be sitting in the jail. She needs to rot in hell. I want to spit in her face.

3. Elizabeth Warren.Julie Cetrone:

   Some of the stuff he says, when he's saying it, and I'm watching on TV, I spit my water out, i can't help but laugh. It's humorous. Some of the things -- not a lot -- but some of the things he's said, I've thought of saying, but I never would do it. I guess I give him credit for sticking with whatever he believes in. But he needs to use a filter way more.

4. Eric Swalwell:

   It's not only the people who had knowledge of what the president knew, the American people saw the police officers who were beaten and spit on and stampeded -- 50 of them injured and almost 20 of them hospitalized, one of them killed. The cafeteria workers who ran for their lives as well. There's a lot of witnesses to this crime.

5. Anne Rimoin:

   When you speak, sometimes you'll spit a little bit, you'll rub your nose. You'll touch your mouth. You'll rub your eyes. And then you'll touch other surfaces, and then you will be spreading virus if you are infected and shedding asymptomatically.