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
Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
This means that early galaxies were true star-forming machines, gobbling up gas and spitting out stars with a furious intensity.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Religious groups have documented a rise in acts of harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims and clergy as well as Palestinian Christian residents, including assaults and spitting, often by ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap have always been ferocious rappers, two goliaths spitting bilingual bars over gritty electronica with the couplet-completing precision of Run the Jewels.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The suspect above is wanted for spitting on Red Line passengers, battering one.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Moving to the couple's bedroom, the HGTV star can be seen dropping clothes on the floor right in front of the hamper, before brushing her teeth in the bathroom and spitting out water all over the mirror.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Everyone tries spitting fire, including Alesia, who loves it, and Daisy, who hates it.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
Windows Vista and its early WDDM woes had reduced my previously badass main PC with two Nvidia 7900GT cards in SLI to a stuttering BSOD-spitting mess, and the future of Microsoft OSes looked bleak—Windows 7 wouldn’t be along to change the situation for years.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
This means that early galaxies were true star-forming machines, gobbling up gas and spitting out stars with a furious intensity.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Religious groups have documented a rise in acts of harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims and clergy as well as Palestinian Christian residents, including assaults and spitting, often by ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap have always been ferocious rappers, two goliaths spitting bilingual bars over gritty electronica with the couplet-completing precision of Run the Jewels.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The suspect above is wanted for spitting on Red Line passengers, battering one.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Moving to the couple's bedroom, the HGTV star can be seen dropping clothes on the floor right in front of the hamper, before brushing her teeth in the bathroom and spitting out water all over the mirror.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Everyone tries spitting fire, including Alesia, who loves it, and Daisy, who hates it.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting
Verb
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Authorities were hunting for three days for the suspect after a gruesome late-night stabbing murder on Sunday in a laundry room in the Nordheim Court apartments.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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An Alhambra man faces a possible 24-year prison sentence for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old boy waiting for his mother and for trying to kill a man, both in El Sereno, three years ago.—
Ruby Gonzales,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The president has kept up his criticism of Leo, jabbing the pope in a May 4 interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on the eve of Rubio’s visit.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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In the 10 months since, Colbert has not held back, regularly jabbing his network, its new owners’ cozy relationship with the president and reports that his show was hemorrhaging $40 million a year.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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There is nothing quite like the joy of picking fresh fruit from your own fruit tree.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
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Brooklyn is left picking through the best of the rest in a draft where the drop-off after the top four still feels like a cliff.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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In Famesick, Dunham says Driver would habitually yell on set, once even throwing a chair against the wall next to her and puncturing the wall of his trailer with a fist.—
Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ciudad Perdida, Colombia Hidden deep within the misty peaks of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the ancient city of Teyuna—better known as Ciudad Perdida—is one of South America’s most extraordinary archaeological sites.—
Carla Vianna,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Today’s fear that AI might wipe out vast swaths of jobs across the economy—not in some misty future, but in just a few years—is a relatively new phenomenon.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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This tank, more than any of its Allied counterparts, sent German designers back to the drawing board to produce the next generation of tanks that featured heavier armor and higher-velocity cannons with greater range and armor-piercing capability.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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On a drizzly summer night, Adams signed and signed.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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On a drizzly day at Wrigley Field, 20-year-old rookie Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood tied Roger Clemens’ all-time single-game record of 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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“Spitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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