PTYALIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they ptyalize ... he / she / it ptyalizes

Past simple: ptyalized

Past participle: ptyalized

-ing form: ptyalizing

Meaning:

Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

Example:

The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer

Synonyms:

ptyalise; ptyalize; spew; spit; spue

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "ptyalize" is one way to...):

cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ptyalism (excessive flow of saliva)