Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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expectorate | No | No | Yes | No |
sputter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
expectorate (noun) | sputter (noun) |
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an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) | |
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively |
expectorate (verb) | sputter (verb) |
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discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth | spit up in an explosive manner |
clear out the chest and lungs | cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed |
utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage | |
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | |
make an explosive sound |