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expectorate

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

discharge, phlegm or sputum, from the lungs and out of the mouth by coughing

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Senses

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clear out the chest and lungs

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Cognitive

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Variants

synonym
clear outcough outcough updrive outspit outspit up
pasttense
expectorated
presentparticiple
expectorating
thirdpersonsingular
expectorates
pastparticiple
expectorated