as in stabbing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Recent Examples of spitting
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Because who wouldn’t want to join a religion seemingly spitting out beautiful women?
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
Police accused Arianna Skye Foster, his 21-year-old girlfriend of spitting at a driver, dousing another with pepper spray and throwing rocks and pieces of brick at vehicles, according to documents.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
By nature, llamas are smart, protective, and sometimes stubborn, earning them a reputation as mean creatures and for spitting on people.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Carolyn and Lauren are only glad Ann couldn’t make it, lest someone start spitting bars.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
So people were spitting them out.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Scroll on for spitting-image rollneck sweaters up to $78 less than the original, as well as other styles inspired by the look.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Portuguese princess who could go from spitting 16s with Swollen Members to dropping ‘Maneater’ and ‘Promiscuous’ with Timbaland.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Because who wouldn’t want to join a religion seemingly spitting out beautiful women?
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
Police accused Arianna Skye Foster, his 21-year-old girlfriend of spitting at a driver, dousing another with pepper spray and throwing rocks and pieces of brick at vehicles, according to documents.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
By nature, llamas are smart, protective, and sometimes stubborn, earning them a reputation as mean creatures and for spitting on people.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Carolyn and Lauren are only glad Ann couldn’t make it, lest someone start spitting bars.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
So people were spitting them out.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Scroll on for spitting-image rollneck sweaters up to $78 less than the original, as well as other styles inspired by the look.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting
Verb
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She is accused of stabbing a pregnant woman outside in the parking lot of the Harris Teeter in Cotswold on March 18.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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In 2013 she was convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of her boyfriend.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a contributing writer, investigated this growing industry, speaking to the doctors who are tinkering with compounds and the users gamely jabbing themselves in a quest for self-optimization.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Where their debut roars, jabbing with hooks, Two Wheels Move the Soul instead inverts the noise until the sound becomes pillowy and comforting.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Austin had a particularly itchy and drippy cedar fever season to start the year.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Asymmetrical, drippy French tips are a fun vibe to try for this holiday.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So is picking our favorite food, movies, sports and almost anything else where our individual preferences don’t always align with that of others.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rather than picking a fight with the White House, Blanco said, the judges are letting the top prosecutor fall on his face.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Iranian strikes on the city now appear to be puncturing the cycle, putting pressure on residential and commercial property prices — and on the people whose jobs depend on them.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Harden, 36, with his famous, protruding beard and those dark, piercing eyes, was determined to use his star power to get his way, to bring with him a slice of comfort to a new city.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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With one quick push of a button, BLINGSTING Safety Alarms ear-piercing 125-decibel personal alarm sounds, intended to startle an aggressor and immediately alert bystanders that there’s a problem.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Members picketed outside the shipyard Monday in cold and drizzly weather.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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