spit 1 of 3

as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

spit

2 of 3

noun (2)

spit

3 of 3

verb

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of spit
Noun
The spit’s relative isolation has helped preserve both its bohemian enclaves, like Provincetown and Wellfleet, as well as its statelier corners, such as Osterville, Hyannis Port, and Chatham. Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025 The seaside palazzo, called Villa Beatrice, is a five-minute walk from the hotel, and sits on a private spit overlooking the sea. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
Trump also doubled down on his comments declaring that federal forces have a forceful response to demonstrators who spit on them in Los Angeles. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 June 2025 From the tobacco spitting to the bicep popping – what action-movie fan hasn't used that handshake GIF with Arnie and the inimitable Carl Weathers? Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for spit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Verb
  • Police are investigating after three people were stabbed at a beach in New London on Sunday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
  • One such fatwa was the one issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the previous supreme leader, against author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed multiple times at the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York in 2022.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • She was found on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake that had pierced the front of her left shoulder and was sticking out the back of her arm by about 1 foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told ABC News.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 June 2025
  • The scepter pierced the ground of the Huanacaure mountain, and so rose the glimmering empire of Cuzco.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • These kids would be walking around down the road and the F.B.I. would pick them up and take them down to the jail to be interrogated, then tell them to walk home.
    Nick Estes, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
  • Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.
    Andy Crump, Time, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • At his best, Towns shoots like an archer, drives to the hoop like a rugby bruiser, and glides on his pivot foot, one smooth semicircle after another, like a grade-school protractor with its point puncturing the paper.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • The dura can be damaged from head injuries or punctured during surgical procedures involving the sinuses, brain or spine, such as lumbar puncture, epidurals, spinal anesthesia or myelogram.
    Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Resist the urge to stick exclusively with people from the same background who all see the world the same way.
    Robert E. Siegel, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • Courts can’t stick their heads in the sand to an obvious way that a new technology might severely harm the incentive to create, just because the issue has not come up before.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Nearly 150 people were jabbed with syringes during a street music festival in France, the country’s interior ministry said, adding that authorities had arrested at least 12 suspects.
    Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 24 June 2025
  • The sequence was designed to mimic a human yawn, but one could be forgiven for thinking the fleshy android had just been unpleasantly jabbed with something sharp.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Gulls peck through closed shutters and doors, determined to batter their way in.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • The place currently has 13 chickens that roam its grounds, provide her with fresh eggs and, now and then, wander into her kitchen to peck away at some cat food.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on spit

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!