spitting
/ˈspɪtɪŋ/
noun
- The act of forcing saliva or other liquid out of the mouth.
- Signs on the subway platform warned against spitting.
- The doctor asked the patient to avoid spitting during the examination.
- Spitting in public is considered rude in many countries.
adjective
- Used to describe rain or snow that is falling lightly in small drops or flakes.
- We went for a walk in the spitting rain and didn't even get wet.
- It was only spitting drizzle, so we left the umbrella at home.
- The weather forecast said there would be spitting snow in the afternoon.
- Used in the phrase 'spitting image' to mean an exact likeness or copy of someone.
- That little boy is the spitting image of his grandfather.
- The painting was the spitting image of the real landscape.
- She is the spitting image of her mother when she was young.