expectorating

UK
/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪtɪŋ/
US
/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪtɪŋ/

Translations

expectorateverb

expectorating

Gerund

expectorated
Past Simple
expectorated
Past Participle
expectorating
Gerund
UK
/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/
US
/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/
The doctor advised him to expectorate the mucus to clear his throat.
Врач посоветовал ему отхаркивать слизь, чтобы очистить горло.
Additional translations
Synonyms
cough up
bring up

Definitions

expectorateverb
To eject or expel matter, such as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting.
The doctor advised him to expectorate the mucus to clear his airways.
To spit, especially forcefully; to discharge saliva from the mouth.
He stepped outside to expectorate onto the pavement.