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The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
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- n. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
- n. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
- n. the process of coughing up and spitting out
- n. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- 1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting. 2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
- n. the process of coughing up and spitting out