spit up

verb

spit up or spat up; spitting up; spits up
Synonyms of spit upnext
spit-up noun

Examples of spit up in a Sentence

the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up
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The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 Gotta go see that Groff spit up close and personal. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025 Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 Common at-home methods to help spit up a stone include swishing with a saltwater solution and coughing deeply.4 Why do tonsil stones smell so bad? Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spit up

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spit up was in 1779

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spit%20up. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

spit up

verb
: regurgitate, vomit
the baby spit up twice
spit-up noun
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