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
Filling the air with spittle as plentiful as the Allied bombs raining down along the English Channel.
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John Anderson, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
So your favorite scenes then had to be the ones that hurt — the ones that restored the show’s natural order, one in which the smiles and laughter of the Meal Fit for a King scene curdled like, well, a Meal Fit for a King spiked with Shiv’s spittle.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
Seated in the front row, close enough to catch some of Miller’s sweat and spittle, was SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2023
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
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John Anderson, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
So your favorite scenes then had to be the ones that hurt — the ones that restored the show’s natural order, one in which the smiles and laughter of the Meal Fit for a King scene curdled like, well, a Meal Fit for a King spiked with Shiv’s spittle.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
Seated in the front row, close enough to catch some of Miller’s sweat and spittle, was SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spittle
saliva
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At this stage, the chicks are fed small bites of fish or other prey, and the parents’ saliva, which contains electrolytes and antibodies, helps give the eaglets a healthy start.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The testing can be conducted via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Spittle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spittle. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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