spittle
saliva; spit.
Entomology. the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
Origin of spittle
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How to use spittle in a sentence
The team set out to collect data that would suggest a safe distance for avoiding someone else’s spittle.
Analyze This: Masks cut the distance that spit droplets fly | Carolyn Wilke | February 8, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThe “foam” around Floyd’s mouth was probably spittle, they said, and “hooping” was a reference to playing basketball, which Floyd often did.
At the heart of Derek Chauvin’s trial is this question: What killed George Floyd? | Lenny Bernstein, Holly Bailey | March 11, 2021 | Washington PostThis is especially important while you’re tucking into your feast, as masks will be off and spittle may fly.
How to plan a COVID-safe Thanksgiving, week-by-week | Kate Baggaley | October 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe depth of rage, animus and violence that was directed at him—“spittle flying, the N word flying”—continues to astound him.
It is not a prop, or a trope, or a tool to be used either on the world stage or in spittle-flecked op-eds.
The Anti-Hagel Campaign Was Never About Israel | Emily L. Hauser | January 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
His cheeks bright red, his chin wet with spittle, the helot would weave and stagger and totter until he passed out in the dirt.
In roughly 17 hours, you are about to melt into a pool of your overwrought spittle.
LeBron James Deserves to Be Crowned King of the NBA | Buzz Bissinger | June 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEven today, smart people are still holding spittle-flying debates about what really ended the Great Depression.
He halted a step or two into the open, his round head swinging from side to side, spittle drooling from his gaping mouth.
Star Born | Andre NortonThe Indian rolled over and pushed himself up on his hands and knees, a long string of blood and spittle dangling from his mouth.
Shaman | Robert SheaA battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate bayonet.
The Devil's Dictionary | Ambrose BierceWhile singing he moistens his fingers with spittle, which he rubs upon the breast of the woman.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees | James MooneyAs before stated, the spittle is believed to exert an important influence upon the whole physical and mental being.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees | James Mooney
British Dictionary definitions for spittle
/ (ˈspɪtəl) /
the fluid secreted in the mouth; saliva or spit
Also called: cuckoo spit, frog spit the frothy substance secreted on plants by the larvae of certain froghoppers
Origin of spittle
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