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Having bargained for housing, old rogue coughed up
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expectorated
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vb. (en-past of: expectorate )
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Expectorate \Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expectorated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating .] [L. expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus, pectiris, breast. See Pectoral .] To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or ...
Usage examples of expectorated.
Formlessly, before I began to shape them, the fragrances poured into me: the mournful decaying fumes of animal faeces in the gardens of the Frere Road museum, the pustular body odours of young men in loose pajamas holding hands in Sadar evenings, the knife‑sharpness of expectorated betel‑nut and the bitter‑sweet commingling of betel and opium: 'rocket paans' were sniffed out in the hawker‑crowded alleys between Elphin‑stone Street and Victoria Road.
Observant Mr MacGinnis perceived my hesitation and expectorated triumphantly.
A red stream of expectorated paan‑fluid leaves his lips, to hit, with commendable accuracy, a beautifully‑wrought silver spittoon, which sits before him on the ground.
Tige expectorated, and did it so that there was only the noise of the liquid hitting the deck.
Pleated wings beating too fast to see, she positioned herself to deal with the ponderous, slow-moving threat, preparing to direct her expectorated poison at the exquisitely camouflaged predator's eyes.