Ptyalize (Verb)
Meaning
Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The woman ptyalized out a large wad of phlegm that had been clogging her throat.
- The angry driver ptyalized a glob of saliva at the other car's window.
- In a fit of rage, he began to ptyalize sputum on the floor.
- She ptyalized out some of the excess saliva that had accumulated in her mouth during sleep.
- The boy ptyalized a wad of phlegm on the ground, relieved it was out of his system.