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Expectorate

Expectorate meaning

To cough up fluid from the lungs. | To spit.

Synonyms of Expectorate

clear out eject expel discharge spit out spit up cough out cough up withdraw take away take remove drive out release

Example sentences (2)

Peters, p. 208. * The past tense of spit "expectorate" is spat in BrE, spit or spat in AmE.

Some of the liquid in the mouth is usually disposed of by spitting, producing bright red spots wherever the expectorate lands.