expectorating

present participle of expectorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorating
Verb
  • Cardi admitted to a verbal exchange but denied spitting on or scratching the woman as alleged.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Ugly images of Inter Miami star Luis Suarez grabbing a Seattle Sounders player by the neck and spitting on a Sounders security officer during a postgame brawl Sunday night were reminiscent of incidents earlier in his career that have stained his legacy.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Brisbane, Australia — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Stone stupas rise from the earth like ancient lungs, exhaling centuries of incense across Mrauk U’s windswept plains.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Hydrostatic weighing is time-consuming, and exhaling underwater can be difficult for some people.
    Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Expectorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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