Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.

    the process of coughing up and spitting out

  2. (uncountable, usually)That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

    Expektoration, Auswurf

    мокрота́mokrotá

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the act:
that which is expectorated:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the act:
that which is expectorated:

Forms

plural: expectorations
Singularexpectoration

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva):spitspitting

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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