1. The act of spitting, forcefully expelling saliva
   "Spitting on the pavement is considered rude and unsanitary";
   - spit, expectoration

1. Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
   "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer";
   - spew [informal], spue [archaic]
    
2. Utter with anger or contempt
   "He spat out a series of insults"; "She spit the words at him in disgust";
   - spit out
    
3. Drive a skewer through
   "spit the meat for the BBQ";
   - skewer
    
4. [Brit] Rain gently
   "It has only spat, but the roads are slick";
   - sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter

Derived forms: spittings

Type of: cough out, cough up, ejection, emit, expectorate, expulsion, forcing out, let loose, let out, pin, projection, rain, rain down, spit out, spit up, utter

Encyclopedia: Spitting