[{"word":"spitting","phonetic":"/ˈspɪtɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈspɪtɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to spit a loin of veal"},{"definition":"To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She’s spitting the roast in the kitchen."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.","synonyms":["expectorate"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a hot pan spitting droplets of fat"},{"definition":"To utter (something) violently.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(hip-hop) To rap, to utter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["expectorate"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To plant (something) using a spade.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To dig, to spade.","synonyms":["delve"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["delve"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Expectoration","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An appearance on the surface of melted silver or platinum allowed to cool slowly, jets of oxygen forming small cones and sometimes throwing up drops of molten metal.","synonyms":["sprouting"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["sprouting"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spit","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spitting"]}]