Expectorate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.
  1. to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.
verb (used with object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.
  1. to eject or expel (matter) in this way.
verb
  1. to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages)
Expectorate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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