expectorate

/ɛkspˈɛktəɹˌeɪt/

/ɛkspˈɛktɚɹˌeɪt/

[verb]

to expectorate

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

synonyms : cough out

cough up

spit out

spit up

clear out the chest and lungs

synonyms : clear out

drive out

Examples

1. If somebody's got what they would call an upper respiratory infection and you expectorate lots of mucus, guess what also comes out?

2. But the image becomes clearer in a later part of the myth, when the god relates: "When I rubbed with my fist my heart came into my mouth in that I spat forth Shu and expectorated Tefnut."