spittle

noun

spit·​tle ˈspi-tᵊl 

1

: saliva

2

: spit entry 4 sense 1b(1)

Synonyms

• drool
• saliva
• slaver
• slobber
• spit

Examples of spittle in a Sentence

Spittle sprayed from his lips as he shouted at them.

unaware that spittle was leaking out of his mouth while he slept

Recent Examples on the Web

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 | [e-mail], al, 11 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Middle English spetil, from Old English spǣtl; akin to Old English spittan to spit

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing spittle

• spittle insect

Kids Definition

spittle

noun

spit·​tle ˈspit-ᵊl 

1

: saliva

2

: spit entry 3 sense 2

Medical Definition

spittle

noun

spit·​tle ˈspit-ᵊl 

: saliva