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PTYALISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ptyalise mean?
• PTYALISE (verb)
The verb PTYALISE has 1 sense:
1. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Familiarity information: PTYALISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
ptyalise; ptyalize; spew; spit; spue
Context example:
The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
Hypernyms (to "ptyalise" is one way to...):
cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
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