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bespittle

bespittle verb: to cover (someone or something) with spit or spittle, especially from speech.

Verb

bespittle (third-person singular simple present bespittles, present participle bespittling, simple past and past participle bespittled)

  1. (rare, transitive) To cover (someone or something) with spit or spittle, especially from speech.
    Synonyms:
    beslobber, bespawl

Synonyms of bespittle

Forms of bespittle

third-person singular presentbespittles
present participlebespittling
past participlebespittled
pastbespittled

Origin of bespittle

From be- + spittle.

Questions about bespittle

What does bespittle mean?
Bespittle means to cover (someone or something) with spit or spittle, especially from speech.
What part of speech is bespittle?
Bespittle is a verb.
What is the past tense of bespittle?
The past tense of bespittle is bespittled.

Words near bespittle in the dictionary

  1. bespirting
  2. bespirts
  3. bespit
  4. bespits
  5. bespitting
  6. bespittle
  7. bespittled
  8. besplash
  9. besplashed
  10. besplashes
  11. besplashing

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