Expectoration (Noun)

The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva).

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The doctor warned his patient about the dangers of expectoration in public places, especially for someone with a contagious respiratory infection.
The baseball player's loud expectoration of a wad of chewing tobacco into the dugout spittoon startled the opposing team's players.
The lung patient was encouraged to perform deep breathing exercises and cough up as much mucus as possible through expectoration.
In ancient Greek medical practices, expectoration was believed to be a vital part of purging the body of "bad blood" and was often performed by forcing oneself to vomit.
The artist's expectoration of a bright red glob of paint onto the canvas added a dramatic splash of color to the otherwise monochromatic piece.

The process of coughing up and spitting out.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The doctor warned the patient that expectoration of blood was a possible side effect of the medication.
After years of smoking, the old man's morning expectoration was a ritual of hacking up phlegm and spitting into a tissue.
The nurse helped the respiratory patient with expectoration by giving him a cup of warm water to gargle and spit out the mucus.
The doctor explained that the patient's chronic cough was not a sign of a serious disease, but rather a normal process of expectoration clearing out his airways.
In some cultures, the act of expectoration in public is considered impolite and a sign of poor manners.