Meaning

1 senses
  1. To dig or stir with a small spade.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tommy left some spittle on the table.

  2. The globule of spittle emerged between his lips.

    ruКапелька слюны появилась между его губ. — RusVictoric1993

  3. This type of bug will cover itself in its own foamy spittle while it feeds.

  4. The PlayStation controller was covered in spittle.

Origin

Representing a frequentative form of spit (“a spade's depth”), equivalent to spit + -le.

Representing a frequentative form of spit (“a spade's depth”), equivalent to spit + -le.

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Forms

spittles, spittling, spittled, spittled
Base formspittle · to spittle
3rd person singularspittles
Present participlespittling
Past simplespittled
Past participlespittled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspittle
he, she, itspittles

Past simpleLesson

all personsspittled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave spittled
he, she, ithas spittled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill spittle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
spittle — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto