PTYALIZE

spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue

(verb) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

ptyalize (third-person singular simple present ptyalizes, present participle ptyalizing, simple past and past participle ptyalized)

(intransitive, rare) To spit.

(intransitive, rare) To salivate.

Source: Wiktionary



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NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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