spitting 1 of 2

adjective

as in sprinkling

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spitting

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verb

present participle of spit
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
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And then there were watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests and old fashioned sack races. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026 Jenkins said Macias-Gomez was also charged with battery on a peace officer for spitting. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026 First, play was allowed to restart, which was previously a hard stop on any VAR intervention — except violent conduct and spitting at someone. — Ben Burrows, New York Times, 13 June 2026 In some ways, DOGE acted as an expedited revolving door, giving the young engineers brief, chaotic experience across multiple government agencies, before spitting them back into the Valley, which is chock-full of investors itching to get in on government-adjacent technology. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 The 24-hour Giannis Antetokounmpo news cycle keeps spitting out bread crumbs, updates that advance the story incrementally. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 Everybody knows the old saying about spitting on your bait for good luck. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 For a while, Claude kept spitting out the same inert passages, in which Jay Gatsby or Sherlock Holmes did a whole lot of nothing and had no opinion about the very little that was happening around them. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting
  1. drippy
  2. stabbing
  3. misty
  4. jabbing
  5. drizzly
  6. picking
  7. puncturing
  8. piercing
Adjective
  • Upstate, all the drippy humidity and congested traffic of the city dissolves into a placid breeze.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • Donut peaches are usually palm-sized and easy to polish off in a few drippy, delightful bites.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Definition of drippy
Verb
  • Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony filed an appeal and requested a new trial for the 19-year-old convicted of fatally stabbing another student.
    — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 July 2026
  • But Morian Walker, who is pursuing his own lawsuit over his grandson’s stabbing death, said more must be done to keep children safe.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of stabbing
Adjective
  • At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Definition of misty
Verb
  • The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
Definition of jabbing
Adjective
  • On a drizzly day at Wrigley Field, 20-year-old rookie Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood fanned 20 batters.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • What else is going on Southern California can expect a cloudy, drizzly week as a cold system from the Pacific Northwest moves south.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Definition of drizzly
Verb
  • The process of picking kids began in January, when FIFA player escort program sponsor Quaker — as in the oats — worked with a nationwide soccer organization named Common Goal.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • The betting pick is for Saint Denis to win via decision, but there is value in picking Pimblett to win via submission.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of picking
Verb
  • On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of puncturing
Verb
  • Granite cliffs piercing the sea and the sky are Acadia National Park’s most recognizable feature.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Her flat, piercing groundstrokes and booming serve are perfect for grass, and defending champion Świątek will need to calm down her serving roller coaster to stay in touch.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of piercing

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