Synonyms for spit
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : spit |
| Phonetic Transcription : spɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for spit Other synonyms for the word spit
Définition of spit
Origin :- "expel saliva," Old English spittan (Anglian), spætan (West Saxon), from PIE *sp(y)eu-, of imitative origin (see spew). Not the usual Old English word for this; spætlan (see spittle) and spiwan (see spew) are more common. Meaning "to eject saliva (at someone or something) as a gesture of contempt" is in Old English.
- noun saliva
- verb eject saliva or substance
- By all that's holy, as a favor to me, spit out the words you have uttered.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- You are no Frenchman, to spit flesh with a wire; but you can shoot, can't you?
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Turn the spit often, so that the meat may be equally done on all sides.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Put it on a spit, and roast it till it is tender throughout.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Wash the meat, wipe it dry, spit it, and cover the fat with paper.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Do not take it off the spit till you see it drop white gravy.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Do not place the spit too near the fire, lest the skin should burn and blister.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Put it on the spit, rub it with butter, and roast it before a brisk fire.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- I saw them grin at the little man and spit tobacco juice his way.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Her lips pursed as if to spit venom at the word; pursed they remained.
- Extract from : « Monday or Tuesday » by Virginia Woolf
Antonyms for spit
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