spat out

Rejected from mouth

Spat out is the past tense of spit out—to forcefully eject something from the mouth: He spat out the bitter medicine.

Figuratively, to spat out words is to say them with anger or contempt: She spat out his name like a curse.

Machines or systems can spat out data or products rapidly: The printer spat out page after page.

Related

discharge · cough · spew · gag · retort · vomit · exclaim · spit take · bark · drool · expel · rebuke · chewed · chewed up · discard · snub · recoil · dribble

Opposites
oral ingestion/expulsion

spat outswallowed

Passed through throat

ingested · swallowed whole · ate · drank · consumed

verbal delivery

spat outmurmured

Spoke barely audibly

whispered · cooed · held back · purred · bit back

acceptance/rejection of substance

spat outsavored

Enjoyed with deliberate appreciation

relished · kept down · retained · enjoyed · appreciated

Family

spat, spitting, sputum, spitter, spitters, expectorate, spit out, expectoration, expectorated

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G