spittle
/ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/
spittle noun: spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration. Also the alternative form of spital.
Noun (1)
spittle (countable and uncountable, plural spittles)
- Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
- "Who are you?!" he blurted into the woman's palm, and she shook it off in obvious disgust, wiping spittle onto his D-class uniform.2023 September 30, HarryBlank, “Meeting in the Middle”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024
- Something frothy and white that resembles spit.
- Spit-up or drool of an infant.
Noun (2)
spittle (countable and uncountable, plural spittles)
Verb
spittle (third-person singular simple present spittles, present participle spittling, simple past and past participle spittled)
Proper noun capitalized: Spittle
Spittle (plural Spittles)
- A surname.
Also used as
spittle is also the alternative form of spital.
spittle meaning in Telugu and Persian
spittle in Telugu
- spit, usually frothy
- లాలాజలము lālājalamu
spittle in Persian
- spit, usually frothy
- تف tof, بفچ bafč
Forms of spittle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | spittles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | spittles |
| present participle | spittling |
| past participle | spittled |
| past | spittled |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Spittles |
Origin of spittle
Alteration of dialectal spattle (by association with spit (noun)), from Old English spātl, which is related to spǣtan (whence spit (verb)).
Representing a frequentative form of spit (“a spade's depth”), equivalent to spit + -le.
Two main origins: * From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), an occupational surname for someone who was employed at a lodging house. * Americanized spelling of German Spittel, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked in an infirmary, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).
Words formed from spittle
Words that rhyme with spittle
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Questions about spittle
- What does spittle mean?
- Spittle means spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
- What is spittle in Telugu?
- Spittle in Telugu is లాలాజలము (lālājalamu). See Spittle meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is spittle?
- Spittle can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce spittle?
- Spittle is pronounced /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/.
- What is the plural of spittle?
- The plural of spittle is spittles.
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