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spitting up

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

Meaning of spit up

Verb

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

  1. (especially, intransitive, transitive) To regurgitate or vomit.
    • The baby spat up her breakfast.

Questions about spitting up

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

Words near spitting up in the dictionary

  1. spitting spider
  2. spitting spiders
  3. spitting straight facts
  4. spitting tacks
  5. spitting the dummy
  6. spitting up
  7. spittingly
  8. spittings
  9. spittle
  10. spittlebug
  11. spittlebugs

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