spitting out

Rejecting from mouth

Spitting out is ejecting something from the mouth with force: She took a bite and immediately spit it out.

The phrase extends to words delivered abruptly or contemptuously: He spit out an insult and walked away.

Machines spit out what they produce rapidly or mechanically: The printer keeps spitting out error pages.

Related

expel · vomit · regurgitate · spouting · chewing up · contempt · coughing up · exclamation · belching · disdain · repudiation · blurting out · hawk · disapproval · emesis · purge · disgust · refusal

Categories
Opposites
oral intake/expulsion

spitting outswallowing

Ingesting via throat muscles

ingesting · taking in · consuming · drinking · eating

retention vs. ejection

spitting outkeeping in

Retaining within bounds

retaining · keeping down · storing · containing

manner of consumption

spitting outsavoring

Enjoying something slowly

relishing · tasting · sipping · chewing · nibbling

Family

spit, spitting, spits, spat, spitter, outs, outing, outward, outwardly

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