spits

Forcefully ejects saliva

Spits is the plural of spit in its noun senses: a pointed rod for roasting meat over fire, a narrow point of land extending into water, or an instance of expelling saliva.

As a verb form, spits is present tense third person: She spits out the words, The fire spits sparks.

To be the spitting image of someone is to look exactly like them.

expectorates

saliva

Mouth's digestive secretion

spray · spew · splutter · drool · mucus · discharge · eject · propel · projectile · squirt

cooking

rotisserie

Rotating meat cooker

  • skewerPointed cooking rod
  • roastDry-heat cooking method
  • kebabGrilled food on skewer

barbecue · grill · turnspit · broil · baste · charcoal · flame · churrasco · suckling pig · whole hog

landform

sandbar

Underwater ridge of sediment

point · headland · tongue · shoal · barrier · beach · strand · narrow · coastal · tidal

sounds

sizzle

Sound of frying

pop · fizzle · splutter · spark · sputtering · frying · bacon · fat · oil · grease

rain

drizzle

Very light precipitation

  • sprinkleLight scattering of particles
  • mistFine airborne moisture
  • showerWater spray for bathing

spotting · spatter · drops · light rain · precipitation · flurry · spattering

contempt

scorn

Hostile dismissive feeling

disgust · revulsion · loathing · rejection · disrespect · sneer · spite · rebuff · dismissal · curse

Categories
Opposites
oral expulsion vs. ingestion

spitsswallows

Gulps or migratory birds

gulps · ingests · drinks · consumes · inhales

manner of speaking (contemptuous rapid speech vs. measured delivery)

spitsmurmurs

Speaks in hushed tones

coos · purrs · croons · whispers · drawls

precipitation type (light rain vs. heavy rain)

spitspours

Dispenses liquid freely

buckets down · pelts · lashes · drizzles

Phrases
Family

spit, spitting, spitted, spitter, spitters

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G