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Meanings of
expectoration
in English
Portuguese
cuspir
Catalan
esputació
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The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
spit
spitting
Portuguese
cuspir
Matter that is expectorated.
sputum
Synonyms
Examples for "
spit
"
spit
spitting
Examples for "
spit
"
1
Sarge fit, although he didn't look capable of any
spit
-
flecked
rants today.
2
New figures also show gardaí are continuing to use
spit
-
hoods
on suspects.
3
Our ancestors used not to chew and
spit
it everywhere unlike today.
4
About 40 acres have been lost from the
spit
as a result.
5
A single
spit
was heard; bodies crashed to a floor somewhere below.
1
The second orifice,
spitting
and snarling as it continues to take form.
2
Many fine folk were
spitting
feathers at Saturday's result, writes Killian Doyle.
3
Machine guns were deadly and swept every approach, every house
spitting
fire.
4
They chewed and talked at the same time,
spitting
bits of food.
5
On all sides, thousands of guns were
spitting
steel at the attackers.
Usage of
expectoration
in English
1
Observe condition of sidewalks and other public places with respect to
expectoration
.
2
Physicians prescribe creosote in cases of consumption to stop the
expectoration
of blood.
3
Po came over and looked for a moment at Augustus's
expectoration
.
4
The awful guttural which precedes the constant
expectoration
of Americans is most trying.
5
By this the
expectoration
is made easier, and the sleep at night improved.
6
Ursus was wont to say: The
expectoration
of a sentence is a relief.
7
He was chewing tobacco vigorously and using the fireplace for his frequent
expectoration
.
8
Santuru forbade his nobles to eat it, as it caused coughing and
expectoration
.
9
Immediately ensued suffocation, nausea, vomiting, together with the
expectoration
of blood and mucus.
10
There were no signs of chest trouble, but some mucous
expectoration
.
11
No, nothing more, not even a passing
expectoration
:
this was death.
12
There was coughing without
expectoration
,
very pronounced weakness, and intense fever.
13
The cough is worse at night, and in the morning,
expectoration
is usually great.
14
Always keep the sputum
(
expectoration
)
moist, and then there is no danger.
15
Some thirteen months after he had
expectoration
of blood and pus and soon died.
16
The
expectoration
soon became freer, and assumed a brownish hue.
Other examples for "expectoration"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
expectoration
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
free expectoration
profuse expectoration
brown expectoration
characteristic expectoration
constant expectoration
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Translations for
expectoration
Portuguese
cuspir
Catalan
esputació
expectoració
Expectoration
through the time