expectorate
verb (used without object)
to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.
has expectorated
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present perfectof expectorate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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What remains of Christianity," exclaimed Beza, "if we silently admit what this man has expectorated in his preface?...
From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton
He has been in good spirits about himself, and has expectorated, which is thought a good sign.
From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough
