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spitting on

spitting on is the present participle and gerund of spit on.

Meaning of spit on

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, slang) To show contempt for someone or something.
    • You just completely spat on my job performance here.

Questions about spitting on

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

Words near spitting on in the dictionary

  1. spitting in someone's face
  2. spitting in the wind
  3. spitting it out
  4. spitting mad
  5. spitting nails
  6. spitting on
  7. spitting out
  8. spitting spider
  9. spitting spiders
  10. spitting straight facts
  11. spitting tacks

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