spitting
Mouth forcefully expelling
Spitting is the act of forcibly expelling saliva or another substance from the mouth.
Beyond the literal sense, spitting describes light rainfall: It's just spitting outside.
The phrase spitting image means an exact likeness, usually of a family member: She's the spitting image of her mother.
To be spitting mad is to be furiously angry.
In cooking, something spits when it ejects hot droplets: The bacon was spitting grease.
Saliva spilling out
- slobberLet saliva dribble out
- phlegmViscous airway secretion
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- gobShapeless soft lump
loogie · mouth · tongue · salivary · moisture · wet · oral · splutter
Visual similarity or representation
- resemblanceLikeness between things
- doubleTwice the amount
- twinOne of matched pair
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
lookalike · replica · mirror · clone · dead ringer · carbon copy · identical · duplicate
Hostile dismissive feeling
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
sneering · mockery · disdain · abhorrence · antipathy · disrespect · insult · defiance
Very light precipitation
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- mistFine airborne moisture
- spatterScatter in droplets
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
showering · pitter-patter · mizzle · damp · precipitation · squall · spotting · flecks
Hissing from heat
- cracklingSharp snapping noises
- poppingShort explosive sound
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- fatAdipose tissue
frying · pan · skillet · oil · barbecue · roasting · griddle · broiling
Forcing removal from within
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- dischargingReleasing or letting go
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- propellingCausing forward motion
expulsion · hocking · hawking · launching · casting · releasing · emitting · voiding
drool
Saliva spilling out
gob · loogie · mouth · tongue · salivary · moisture · wet · oral · splutter
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- resemblanceLikeness between things
- doubleTwice the amount
- twinOne of matched pair
doppelganger · lookalike · replica · mirror · clone · dead ringer · carbon copy · identical · duplicate
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
loathing · sneering · mockery · disdain · abhorrence · antipathy · disrespect · insult · defiance · rejection
drizzle
Very light precipitation
droplets · showering · pitter-patter · mizzle · damp · precipitation · squall · spotting · flecks · spattering
sizzling
Hissing from heat
fat · frying · pan · skillet · oil · barbecue · roasting · griddle · broiling · hot
ejecting
Forcing removal from within
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- dischargingReleasing or letting go
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
propelling · expulsion · hocking · hawking · launching · casting · releasing · emitting · voiding · spewing
sparks
Fiery particles from friction
hearth · campfire · bonfire · popping · cinders · fireplace · kindling · logs · woodstove
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- hostile behaviorsattacking, bullying, fighting, harassing, hitting
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- mouth actionsbite, biting, chewing, chew, swallowing
- behavior problemsaggression, defiance, tantrums, bullying, hitting
- dirty playcheap shot, cheap shots, dirty play, foul play, late hit
- spitting cobraSnake projecting venom at threats
- spitting outEjecting from the mouth
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- spitting upExpelling swallowed food
- spitting distanceExtremely short range
- spitting fireExpressing intense rage