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spittings

spittings is the plural 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

Questions about spittings

What is spittings the plural of?
Spittings is the plural of spitting.

Words near spittings in the dictionary

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

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