spit out

spit out
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "spit out":
present tense I/you/we/they spit out he/she/it spits out present participle spitting out past tense spat out past participle spat out informal
1) same as spit I, 1), a)

Babies are always spitting their food out.

2) same as spit I, 4)

"Is that it – money?" She spat the word out.

3) spit it out used for telling someone to hurry and say something when they are too nervous or embarrassed to say it

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