Search Result:expectorate
KK Pronunciation
〔 Ikˋspєktәˏret 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ekˊspektәreit 〕
Overview of verb expectorate
The verb expectorate has 2 senses
- expectorate, clear out, drive out -- (clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly")
- expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out -- (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)