🤧expectorate

verb
/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/

Meaning

to cough up and spit out mucus from the throat or lungs

Example Sentences

The patient began to expectorate thick mucus.

Synonyms

spit, cough up, discharge, expel

Antonyms

swallow, retain

Collocations

expectorate mucus, expectorate phlegm, expectorate blood

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