spit out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de rejeter quelque chose de force de la bouche, ou (au sens figuré) de dire quelque chose rapidement ou avec colère.

A phrasal verb used to indicate forcefully ejecting something from the mouth, or (figuratively) speaking something quickly or angrily.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Eject from mouthinformal

   To forcefully expel something from the mouth.

   cracher

   • He spit out the bitter medicine.
   • She spit out the watermelon seeds.
   • The baby spit out the food he didn't like.

   Synonymesexpectoratehawkspitsputter

   Antonymesgulpswallow

2. Say something quickly or angrilyinformal

   To say something quickly, often in an angry or abrupt manner.

   lancer brusquement

   • Just spit it out! What happened?
   • He spat out the words with frustration.
   • She finally spit out the truth after hours of questioning.

   Synonymesbarkflinggrowlhisshurlretortsnapsnarl

Verbe de basespit