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spitting feathers

spitting feathers is the present participle and gerund 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 spitting feathers

What is spitting feathers the present participle and gerund of?
Spitting feathers is the present participle and gerund of spit feathers.

Words near spitting feathers in the dictionary

  1. spitting cobra
  2. spitting cobras
  3. spitting distance
  4. spitting distances
  5. spitting facts
  6. spitting feathers
  7. spitting fire
  8. spitting image
  9. spitting images
  10. spitting in someone's face
  11. spitting in the wind

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