as in stabbing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Recent Examples of spitting
Ben Burrows, New York Times, 13 June 2026
That's when LaPalme hit her in the face to prevent her from spitting again, a recording from the deputy's patrol camera showed.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
In some ways, DOGE acted as an expedited revolving door, giving the young engineers brief, chaotic experience across multiple government agencies, before spitting them back into the Valley, which is chock-full of investors itching to get in on government-adjacent technology.
—Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
The 24-hour Giannis Antetokounmpo news cycle keeps spitting out bread crumbs, updates that advance the story incrementally.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Everybody knows the old saying about spitting on your bait for good luck.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
For a while, Claude kept spitting out the same inert passages, in which Jay Gatsby or Sherlock Holmes did a whole lot of nothing and had no opinion about the very little that was happening around them.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
This possibility raises the question of how physicists can be sure their quantum simulations are spitting out reliable results.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Verb
First, play was allowed to restart, which was previously a hard stop on any VAR intervention — except violent conduct and spitting at someone.
—Ben Burrows, New York Times, 13 June 2026
That's when LaPalme hit her in the face to prevent her from spitting again, a recording from the deputy's patrol camera showed.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
In some ways, DOGE acted as an expedited revolving door, giving the young engineers brief, chaotic experience across multiple government agencies, before spitting them back into the Valley, which is chock-full of investors itching to get in on government-adjacent technology.
—Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
The 24-hour Giannis Antetokounmpo news cycle keeps spitting out bread crumbs, updates that advance the story incrementally.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Everybody knows the old saying about spitting on your bait for good luck.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
For a while, Claude kept spitting out the same inert passages, in which Jay Gatsby or Sherlock Holmes did a whole lot of nothing and had no opinion about the very little that was happening around them.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
This possibility raises the question of how physicists can be sure their quantum simulations are spitting out reliable results.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting
Adjective
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Upstate, all the drippy humidity and congested traffic of the city dissolves into a placid breeze.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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Donut peaches are usually palm-sized and easy to polish off in a few drippy, delightful bites.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
Verb
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He was tried, convicted and sentenced to 35 years behind bars earlier this month for stabbing and killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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He was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 for manslaughter, after fatally stabbing a man during a fight.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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The lushly green Canary Island is a haven for trekkers, with more than 300 miles of walking trails lacing over mountains and through misty subtropical rain forest.—
Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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Ciudad Perdida, Colombia Hidden deep within the misty peaks of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the ancient city of Teyuna—better known as Ciudad Perdida—is one of South America’s most extraordinary archaeological sites.—
Carla Vianna,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.—
Donald G. McNeil Jr,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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On a cool, drizzly day in Oakland, California, the film director Boots Riley often seemed less like a person than like a landmark—clockable from a distance.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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On a drizzly summer night, Adams signed and signed.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Its name comes from the fact that the fruit usually ripens and is ready for picking around this time of year.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Callihan had trouble picking it up, allowing McCarthy to race around the bases and beat the relay throw home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Verb
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As Molloy gradually succeeds in puncturing Lestat’s aloof, arrogant outer shell, his sound correspondingly shifts from assaultive punk to more contemplative ballads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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Better known by her pseudonymous social media handle Jerry Gogosian, Helphenstein left behind a complicated legacy, puncturing art world pieties with both satirical and serious memes and occasionally making inflammatory statements.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
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In shallow water, children may fall or land on a dive stick, resulting in serious piercing injuries.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
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Telefone, the piercing 2016 breakout debut from Noname, turns ten this year, and the Chicago rapper is celebrating it with a late-summer anniversary trek.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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