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expectorated

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪtɪd/ /ɛkˈspɛktəˌreɪtɪd/

Meanings
verb
To cough up fluid from the lungs.

Examples :

"After his coughing fit, the sick man expectorated into a tissue. "
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Related Words

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration athlete

athlete noun

/ˈæθ.lit/ /ˈæθ.liːt/

A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

"The school's track and field team has many talented athletes. "

Illustration track

track noun

/tɹæk/

A mark left by something that has passed along.

"Can you see any tracks in the snow?"

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after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

Illustration tissue

tissue noun

/ˈtɪsjuː/ /ˈtɪʃu/

Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.

"The delicate tissue paper wrapped the fragile antique doll. "

Illustration fluid

fluid noun

/ˈfluːɪd/

Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

"The water in the swimming pool is a fluid that easily takes the shape of the pool. "

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running verb

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

To move swiftly.

"The children were running to catch the school bus. "

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clear noun

/klɪə(ɹ)/ /klɪɹ/

Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

"a room ten feet square in the clear"

Illustration coughing

coughing verb

/ˈkɔfɪŋ/ /ˈkɑfɪŋ/

To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

"I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough."

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throat noun

/ˈθɹəʊt/ /ˈθɹoʊt/

The front part of the neck.

"The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat."

Illustration cough

cough noun

/kɑf/ /kɒf/ /kɔf/

A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

"Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough."

Illustration lungs

lungs noun

/lʌŋz/

A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

"We need our lungs to breathe and get oxygen from the air. "