Spue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spjˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/spjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /spjˈuː/.

Examples

The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disgorge spew vomit purge sick ptyalize cast retch puke spit regurgitate honk chuck ptyalise be sick upchuck vomit up barf cat throw up regorge

Antonyms

keep down

Parts of Speech

verb	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”
verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth “After drinking too much, the students vomited”

Word Forms

spit	noun	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
spitter	noun	a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
spitting	noun	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
ptyalism	noun	excessive flow of saliva
vomit	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiter	noun	a person who vomits
vomiting	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
sick	noun	people who are sick
disgorgement	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch	noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
puke	noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
puking	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
spewer	noun	a person who vomits
regurgitation	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spucke

aus dem Mund ausstoßen oder ausstoßen (Speichel, Schleim oder Sputum).

🇫🇷French

vomir

expulser ou éjecter (salive, mucosités ou crachats) de la bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

vomitar fácilmente

expulsar o expulsar (saliva, flema o esputo) de la boca

🇮🇹Italian

sputa

espellere o espellere (saliva, catarro o espettorato) dalla bocca

🇳🇱Dutch

braking

uit de mond verdrijven of uitwerpen (speeksel, slijm of sputum).

🇵🇹Portuguese

vomitar

expelir ou ejetar (saliva ou catarro ou expectoração) da boca

🇷🇺Russian

извергать

вытеснять или выбрасывать (слюну, мокроту или мокроту) изо рта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उगलना

मुँह से (लार या कफ या बलगम) निकालना या बाहर निकालना

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்பை

வாயிலிருந்து வெளியேற்றவும் அல்லது வெளியேற்றவும் (உமிழ்நீர் அல்லது சளி அல்லது சளி).

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పూ

నోటి నుండి బహిష్కరించండి లేదా బయటకు తీయండి (లాలాజలం లేదా కఫం లేదా కఫం).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪ್ಯೂ

ಬಾಯಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ (ಲಾಲಾರಸ ಅಥವಾ ಕಫ ಅಥವಾ ಕಫ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പ്യൂ

വായിൽ നിന്ന് പുറന്തള്ളുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുറന്തള്ളുക (ഉമിനീർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഫം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഫം).

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喷口

从口中排出或喷出（唾液、痰或痰）

🇯🇵Japanese

スプレー

口から（唾液、痰、痰）を排出または排出する

🇰🇷Korean

내뿜다

입에서 (타액, 가래 또는 가래)를 배출하거나 배출합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phun ra

tống ra hoặc đẩy (nước bọt, đờm hoặc đờm) ra khỏi miệng

🇹🇭Thai

สปอย

ขับหรือขับ (น้ำลาย เสมหะ หรือเสมหะ) ออกจากปาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuntahkan

mengeluarkan atau mengeluarkan (air liur atau dahak atau dahak) dari mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفر بالمر

طرد أو إخراج (اللعاب أو البلغم أو البلغم) من الفم

🇮🇷Persian

جاسوسی

دفع یا خارج کردن (بزاق یا خلط یا خلط) از دهان

🇹🇷Turkish

kusmak

ağızdan çıkarmak veya çıkarmak (tükürük veya balgam veya balgam)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ספואה

להוציא או להוציא (רוק או ליחה או כיח) מהפה

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