Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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patter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
spit | Yes | No | Yes | No |
patter (noun) | spit (noun) |
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plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) | the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) |
a quick succession of light rapid sounds | a skewer for holding meat over a fire |
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches | |
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea |
patter (verb) | spit (verb) |
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make light, rapid and repeated sounds | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth |
rain gently | utter with anger or contempt |
drive a skewer through | |
rain gently |