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spittin'

spittin' is the pronunciation spelling of spitting.

Meaning of spitting

Noun

spitting (plural spittings)

  1. (archaic) expectoration
    • Four brothers of the name of Smith, died with black spitting; all of them were stone-workers.1837, James Johnson, The Medico-chirurgical review: Volume 31, page 44
  2. (uncountable) An appearance on the surface of melted silver or platinum allowed to cool slowly, jets of oxygen forming small cones and sometimes throwing up drops of molten metal.
    Synonyms:
    sprouting

Phrases with spittin'

Questions about spittin'

What is spittin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Spittin' is the pronunciation spelling of spitting.

Words near spittin' in the dictionary

  1. spitter
  2. spitters
  3. spitters are quitters
  4. spittest
  5. spitteth
  6. spittin'
  7. spittin' image
  8. spittin' images
  9. spitting
  10. spitting blood
  11. spitting box

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