expectorate
verb (used without object)
to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.
will expectorate
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future tenseof expectorate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The llama has two notable peculiarities: when angry it will expectorate at its enemy, and when hurt will shed tears.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou
