as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
unaware that spittle was leaking out of his mouth while he slept
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Recent Examples of spittle
Seated in the front row, close enough to catch some of Miller’s sweat and spittle, was SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
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Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2023
While no spittle can be seen coming out of Styles' mouth, both men's body language at the moment, combined with Styles' pursed lips, led many to believe the pop star intentionally spat at Pine.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2022
The most depressing thing about all of this commentary is that despite all the operatic vitriol and the volume of hot spittle on display during these campy rants against those who are the sporting world’s upper echelon, none of these critics actually care.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 July 2021
Racers should plan, too, to carry a handkerchief and keep their mucus and spittle contained, says Bert Blocken, a professor of civil engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and KU Leuven in Belgium, who studies airflow, including during cycling and running events.
—Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
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Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2023
While no spittle can be seen coming out of Styles' mouth, both men's body language at the moment, combined with Styles' pursed lips, led many to believe the pop star intentionally spat at Pine.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2022
The most depressing thing about all of this commentary is that despite all the operatic vitriol and the volume of hot spittle on display during these campy rants against those who are the sporting world’s upper echelon, none of these critics actually care.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 July 2021
Racers should plan, too, to carry a handkerchief and keep their mucus and spittle contained, says Bert Blocken, a professor of civil engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and KU Leuven in Belgium, who studies airflow, including during cycling and running events.
—Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spittle
saliva
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The researchers analyzed saliva collected from 122,000 healthy adults who participated in two larger cancer studies and followed them for approximately nine years.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Spittle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spittle. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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