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spat feathers

spat feathers is the simple past and past participle of spit feathers.

Meaning of spit feathers

Verb

spit feathers (third-person singular simple present spits feathers, present participle spitting feathers, simple past and past participle spat feathers or (US) spit feathers)

  1. (idiomatic) To feel very thirsty.
    • Where is that sodding drink? I'm spitting feathers.2003, Robert David MacDonald, “Salto Mortale”, in Plays Two, →ISBN, page 94
    Synonyms:
    spit cotton
  2. (idiomatic) To feel very angry; to sputter angrily.
    • He is high as a kite on Fair Trade espressos and spitting feathers that Ted Nicholls is apparently having some sort of comeback.2007, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Anonymous, Fashion Babylon, →ISBN, page 19
    Synonyms:
    spit nails

Questions about spat feathers

What is spat feathers the simple past and past participle of?
Spat feathers is the simple past and past participle of spit feathers.

Words near spat feathers in the dictionary

  1. spastins
  2. spastizin
  3. spat
  4. spat blood
  5. spat facts
  6. spat feathers
  7. spat fire
  8. spat in someone's face
  9. spat in the wind
  10. spat it out
  11. spat nails

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