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spittle

noun

ˈspi-tᵊl

Definition of spittle

as in saliva

the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands unaware that spittle was leaking out of his mouth while he slept

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Recent Examples of spittle The mayor nodded and smiled, but also flinched, as though struck by spittle. — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024 Filling the air with spittle as plentiful as the Allied bombs raining down along the English Channel. — John Anderson, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023 So your favorite scenes then had to be the ones that hurt — the ones that restored the show’s natural order, one in which the smiles and laughter of the Meal Fit for a King scene curdled like, well, a Meal Fit for a King spiked with Shiv’s spittle. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023 Seated in the front row, close enough to catch some of Miller’s sweat and spittle, was SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 11 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for spittle

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saliva

Noun

Eating triggers saliva production, but a stone can keep the saliva from draining, causing the gland to swell.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
During a tick bite, alpha-gal, a carbohydrate molecule found in the tissues and products of most non-primate mammals, may be introduced into the human body through the tick’s saliva.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

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