English noun: expectoration | |||
1. | expectoration (process) the process of coughing up and spitting out | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
2. | expectoration (act) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | ||
Synonyms | spit, spitting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection | ||