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spittle

/ˈspɪt.əl/

/ˈspɪt̬.əl/

Translations

spittlenoun

spittles

The doctor examined the patient's spittle for signs of infection.

Врач исследовал слюну пациента на наличие признаков инфекции.

He wiped the spittle from his chin after the long speech.

Он вытер плевок с подбородка после долгой речи.

Additional translations

Synonyms

spittleverb

spittled

Past Simple

spittled

Past Participle

spittling

Gerund

/ˈspɪt.əl/

/ˈspɪt̬.əl/

Archaic and rare; attested in older texts meaning ‘to spit’ or ‘to moisten with saliva’.

spittlenoun

Saliva, especially as ejected from the mouth.

The spittle flew from his mouth as he shouted angrily.

A frothy secretion produced by certain insects, such as the spittlebug, as a protective covering.

The plant was covered in spittle, evidence of the spittlebug's presence.

spittleverb

Archaic. To spit or to moisten something with saliva.

She spittled the thread before slipping it through the needle’s eye.