spittle C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈspɪtəl/ UK /ˈspɪtəl/ See IPA manual Freq #47958 Meanings 1 noun saliva, especially when expelled from the mouth or appearing as froth or drool The exhausted horse had flecks of spittle around its bit. 2 noun a frothy white substance that resembles saliva White spittle clung to the stems where the insects had been feeding. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · saliva, especially when... salivaspitdrool 2 noun · a frothy white substance... frothfoam Word family Derived forms bespittlespittly Related forms spitspittlebugcuckoo-spittle Etymology From Middle English spitel or spetil, from Old English spǣtl ('saliva'), and related to spit. The word has referred to saliva or expelled froth since Old English. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # spittle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈspɪtəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspɪtəl/ **Frequency rank:** 47958 ## Meanings 1. saliva, especially when expelled from the mouth or appearing as froth or drool 2. a frothy white substance that resembles saliva ## Examples - The exhausted horse had flecks of spittle around its bit. - White spittle clung to the stems where the insects had been feeding. ## Synonyms - saliva - spit - drool - froth ## Derived Forms - bespittle - spittly ## Related Forms - spit - spittlebug - cuckoo-spittle ## Etymology From Middle English spitel or spetil, from Old English spǣtl ('saliva'), and related to spit. The word has referred to saliva or expelled froth since Old English. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown