spitting

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Keenan recalled how the witness spoke of him "spitting out words" and being "disproportionately angry" at times.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Thrust into a position that was not his, Bradley had to endure the jeers of frenzied aficionados at the start of his professional career, along with spitting and tossed coins.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A singer and guitarist who had stood within spitting distance of Mick Jagger at the Rolling Stones show, Brioso said his own band broke up when most of its members emigrated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

China’s shipyards, meanwhile, are building the world’s largest navy while spitting out commercial ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

She would roll it round and round her mouth like a piece of hot pork-crackling before spitting it out.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl