noun. The act or practice of expectoration.

noun. An appearance seen on the surface of silver which has been melted in considerable quantity and then allowed to cool slowly, protuberances like miniature volcanic cones being formed just as the surface of the metal begins to solidify, through the orifices of which oxygen gas escapes, sometimes with sufficient violence to throw out bits of the molten metal.

verb. Present participle of spit.

noun. expectoration

noun. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

"A banal, unoffensive first lady and a TV talk show host are NOT more admired than the only woman thus far to get within spitting distance of the White House."

spitting of blood  

ejection  expulsion  forcing out  projection  

acquitting  admitting  befitting  bitting  committing  

spit