- ptyalise
- verbexpel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth-
The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ptyalism (for: ↑ptyalize), ↑spit (for: ↑spit), ↑spitter (for: ↑spit), ↑spitting (for: ↑spit)• Hypernyms: ↑expectorate, ↑cough up, ↑cough out, ↑spit up, ↑spit out• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s something
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ptyˈalize or ptyˈalise transitive verbTo induce ptyalism in• • •Main Entry: ↑ptyalin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.