If all these people came in a body and spat at me, what would you do, Jane?īut the cat, not understanding this joke, sprang at his face, and spat, and scratched at him.

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care Troponyms (each of the following is one way to 'spat'):īravo (applaud with shouts of 'bravo' or 'brava')Īltercate argufy dispute quarrel scrap (have a disagreement over something) Gesticulate gesture motion (show, express or direct through movement)Īpprove O.K. Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing Strike with a sound like that of falling rainĬollide with hit impinge on run into strike (hit against come into sudden contact with)Ĭlap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thunderingĬome down fall precipitate (fall from clouds) Leg covering legging leging (a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle))īivalvia class Bivalvia class Lamellibranchia class Pelecypoda Lamellibranchia (oysters clams scallops mussels) Spat (engage in a brief and petty quarrel)Ī cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles Nouns denoting communicative processes and contentsīicker bickering fuss pettifoggery spat squabble tiffĭustup quarrel row run-in words wrangle (an angry dispute)

Spat meaning