Synonyms for spit

Most common

sprinkle · spatter · sputter · spew · spue · skewer · expectorate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.

2. v. 2

   To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.

   She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen.

3. n. 1

   Saliva, especially when expectorated.

   There was spit all over the washbasin.

Related words

Word family

spitter spitbug spit-cup spitstick spittoon

Phrases

spit out spit blood spit nails spit up spit venom spit chips spit tacks spit feathers

Forms

Plural

spits → spittles, salivae, drools, sputums…

Past participle

spitted
e.g. spitted → sputtered, spattered, sprinkled, pattered…

Example sentences

• sprinkle Can you sprinkle crushed nuts on top of the cake?
• spatter There was blood spatter everywhere in the room.
• sputter They can't help but sputter excuses for their sorry behavior.
• skewer Could you cook a skewer for me, please?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gob¹

4 letters

slam¹, spew¹, spue

5 letters

spike¹, delve¹, eject², drool¹

6 letters

tongue¹, saliva³, brooch¹, patter², skewer², sputum²

7 letters

spatter², sputter², spittle²

8 letters

sprinkle², ptyalise

10 letters

salivation

11 letters

expectorate

13 letters

expectoration

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eject² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

cracher

Italiano

sputare

Español

escupir

Deutsch

speien

Català

escopir