as in vomiting
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up
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Recent Examples of spitting up
The girl was found on the floor mumbling and spitting up blood, according to the warrant affidavit.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The pair hugged in the middle of the ring, with Paul spitting up blood.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The pair hugged in the middle of the ring, with Paul spitting up blood.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting up
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Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lopman’s son Ruben was suffering from severe dehydration from rotavirus, one of the most common causes of diarrhea and vomiting in babies and children.—
Lauren Dunn,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pictures of the outing show Wilson throwing up a peace sign next to Batula, who kept a low profile in sunglasses and what appears to be a scarf wrapped around her head while inside the establishment.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Inside the bathroom on the 26th floor of a Manhattan federal courthouse, Lindsey Acree was throwing up into a gold trash can.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Spitting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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