Definition of "spitting" []

• Present participle of spit. (verb)
• Expectoration (noun)

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• "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."
• "My favorite bookstores for buying books are any little used book store in any little touristy town, so when you're in, say, Sonoma, and you've tasted so much wine that you are getting a bit buzzy (because spitting is a sin because there are sober children in China), you can wander over to the used book store and breathe the musty smell and find treasures you've never heard of and can't wait to read."
• "Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) disavows any role in spitting smear."