Spit - English meaning

verb

Raise (a difficult subject) for discussion.

Usage examples:

He broached the subject he had been avoiding all evening

noun

A sudden and unwelcome veering of a ship that causes it to broach.

Usage examples:

The helmsman was forced to use the engines in conjunction with the wheel to prevent a broach

verb

To begin a discussion of something difficult

Usage examples:

He hopes they will sponsor the poetry event, but he hasn’t broached the subject with them yet.

noun

A skewer or spit on which chunks of meat or fish are barbecued, grilled, or roasted.

Usage examples:

Beef and lamb en brochette

noun

A long, thin metal pin that is pushed through small pieces of meat or vegetables to hold them in place while they are cooked, or a dish of food cooked this way

Usage examples:

Brochettes of lamb

verb

Make a rapid succession of short sharp noises.

Usage examples:

The fire suddenly crackled and spat sparks

noun

A sound made up of a rapid succession of short sharp noises.

Usage examples:

There was a crackle and a whine from the microphone

verb

To make a set of short, sharp sounds

Usage examples:

The fire spread to an evergreen tree, which crackled with flames., the crackle of a radio broadcast

verb

(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.

Usage examples:

Rain dribbled down the window

noun

A thin stream of liquid; a trickle.

Usage examples:

A dribble of blood

verb

To move or happen slowly in small amounts or a few at a time

Usage examples:

Customers dribbled in and out all day., juice dribbled down the baby’s chin., water leaked from the…

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

noun

A slight rain

Usage examples:

We had fog and drizzle earlier, but now it’s sunny., it’s been drizzling on and off all day.

verb

Drop saliva uncontrollably from the mouth.

Usage examples:

The baby begins to drool, then to cough

noun

Saliva falling from the mouth.

Usage examples:

A fine trickle of drool leaked from the corner of his mouth

verb

To have some saliva (= natural, watery liquid) come out of the mouth

Usage examples:

The baby drools and laughs, and it makes me happy., some businesspeople would drool at the thought …

verb

Cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs.

Usage examples:

She was expectorating dirty coloured sputum

verb

To bring up liquid from the throat or lungs and force it out of the mouth

verb

(of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound.

Usage examples:

His lemonade was still fizzing at the top of the glass

noun

The quality of being fizzy; effervescence.

Usage examples:

The champagne had lost its fizz

verb

Fry or grill with a sizzling noise.

Usage examples:

Elsie had the fat frizzling in the chip pan

noun

The sound or act of frying.

Usage examples:

The frizzle of the pan

noun

A tight curl in hair.

Usage examples:

A dewy scalp where the frizzles stuck awry

noun

A lump of a viscous or slimy substance.

Usage examples:

A gob of phlegm

verb

Spit.

Usage examples:

It implies not gobbing on passersby, not binge drinking while getting pregnant at the age of 12, no…

noun

An american sailor.

noun

A bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase.

Usage examples:

Bird watchers will be treated to the sight of caracara hawks, florida sandhill cranes, and numerous…

verb

(of a person) hunt game with a trained hawk.

Usage examples:

He spent the afternoon hawking

verb

Carry about and offer (goods) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting.

Usage examples:

Street traders were hawking costume jewellery

verb

Make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s.

Usage examples:

The escaping gas was hissing

noun

A sharp sibilant sound.

Usage examples:

The spit and hiss of a cornered cat

verb

Lift or pull abruptly or with effort.

Usage examples:

She hoicked her bag on to the desk

noun

An abrupt pull.

Usage examples:

With a bit of a hoick, woods blasts his second shot just through the green.

verb

To raise or pull something, usually with a quick movement and with effort

Usage examples:

They hoicked the box onto the table., he hoicked up his trousers.

noun

Light rain; drizzle.

Usage examples:

The stillness that comes with a cornish mizzle

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It was mizzling steadily

verb

Go away suddenly; vanish.

Usage examples:

He mizzled into the crowd

noun

The thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, especially when produced in excessive quantities during a cold.

Usage examples:

As a result, they can't cough out phlegm and sometimes develop respiratory infections that can quic…

noun

A thick, liquid substance produced in the throat and nose esp. when you have a cold

noun

A restaurant specializing in roasted or barbecued meat.

Usage examples:

Far from the ‘sauce brune’ you get at other rotisseries, sauces here include red curry and bamboo s…

noun

A device that turns meat around slowly to cook it over a flame or in an oven (= enclosed cooking space)

noun

Watery liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication for chewing and swallowing, and aiding digestion.

Usage examples:

The total daily flow of saliva from all the salivary glands is around 600 ml.

noun

The natural, watery liquid in the mouth that keeps it wet and helps prepare food for digestion

verb

(of food) make a hissing sound when frying or cooking.

Usage examples:

The bacon began to sizzle in the pan

noun

A hissing sound, as of food frying or cooking.

Usage examples:

The sizzle of hot dogs

noun

A long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking.

Usage examples:

Thread the meat on to large skewers and grill over a gentle heat

verb

Fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer.

Usage examples:

Skewer the cubes of beef, using six to eight per skewer

noun

A long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted

noun

A person who dealt in or owned slaves.

Usage examples:

The sword wielding african slavers that the europeans dealt with usually kept the women and childre…

verb

Let saliva run from the mouth.

Usage examples:

The labrador was slavering at the mouth

verb

(especially of an animal) to allow liquid to come out of the mouth, especially because of excitement or hunger

Usage examples:

The dog slavered with excitement when told it was time for a walk., stop slavering over that guitar…

verb

Have saliva dripping copiously from the mouth.

Usage examples:

Fido tended to slobber

noun

Saliva dripping copiously from the mouth.

Usage examples:

Slobber hung in frothy ropes from the dog's mouth

verb

To let saliva (= the liquid in the mouth) or other liquid run out of the mouth

Usage examples:

No one likes to have a dog slobber on them.

noun

Saliva, especially as ejected from the mouth.

Usage examples:

Watching him perform, spittle flying from his mouth, veins bulging and neck tendons taut as wires, …

noun

Liquid produced in the mouth to keep the mouth wet and to help to prepare food to be digested

Usage examples:

He wiped some spittle from his mouth., "hey," he hissed, spittle flying from his lips.

noun

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Usage examples:

Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

verb

Short for spotlight.

verb

A point located with respect to surface features of some region

verb

Cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance.

Usage examples:

I sprinkled the floor with water

noun

A small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface.

Usage examples:

A generous sprinkle of pepper

verb

Make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.

Usage examples:

The engine sputtered and stopped

noun

A series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.

Usage examples:

The sputter of the motor died away

verb

To make repeated explosive sounds

Usage examples:

[ i ] the plane’s engine began to sputter., [ i ] he sputtered and flapped his hands in response.

noun

A mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease and often examined microscopically to aid medical diagnosis.

Usage examples:

Children may contract enterovirus by direct contact with saliva, sputum or nasal mucus from infecte…

noun

Liquid from the passages in your body that go to the lungs