expectorate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'expectorate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Expectorate

[ v. i.]

- To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.

2 . Expectorate

[ v. t.]

- To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.

1 . expectorate

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- clear out the chest and lungs

Example in sentence:

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