"bespittle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bespittles [present, singular, third-person], bespittling [participle, present], bespittled [participle, past], bespittled [past]
Etymology: From be- + spittle. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|spittle}} be- + spittle Head templates: {{en-verb}} bespittle (third-person singular simple present bespittles, present participle bespittling, simple past and past participle bespittled)
  1. (transitive, rare) To cover (someone or something) with spit or spittle, especially from speech. Tags: rare, transitive Synonyms: beslobber, bespawl
    Sense id: en-bespittle-en-verb-vqBbly5j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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