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English verb: ptyalize

1. ptyalize (body) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth


SamplesThe father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer.


Synonymsptyalise, spew, spit, spue


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up









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