spittle

Bib stain source

Spittle is saliva, especially when expelled from the mouth.

The word often suggests visible spray or flecks: Spittle flew from his lips as he shouted.

It carries a slightly more visceral or unpleasant connotation than the clinical *saliva*.

saliva

drool

Saliva spilling out

salivation · moisture · mouth · gland · enzyme · amylase · mucus · tongue · swallow · expectoration

expectorant

phlegm

Viscous airway secretion

  • mucusProtective bodily secretion
  • hawkingSport using trained raptors
  • loogieExpectorated mucus glob

cough · hack · clearing · throat · bronchial · catarrh · discharge · lung · nasal · eject

spray

splatter

Scatter in drops

spray · mist · sputter · spritz · shower · scatter · speck · aerosol · atomize

froth

foam

Bubble-filled substance

rabid · rabies · frothing · foaming · aerate · effervescence · scum

disgust

revulsion

Intense physical disgust

unhygienic · filth · germs · contamination · offensive · vile · distaste · aversion · squeamishness

contempt

disdain

Scornful disregard

affront · derision · humiliation · degradation · spite · defiance

Categories
Opposites
bodily fluid source/exit point

spittletears

Violent pulls apart

sweat · urine · blood · mucus

moisture state

spittledry mouth

Insufficient saliva production

dryness · cottonmouth · aridity · cotton mouth · parched

Phrases
Family

spitting, spitted, spittlebug, spittlebugs

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G