'Expectorating' definitions:
Definition of 'Expectorating'
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- Expectorate \Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expectorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating.] [L. expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus, pectiris, breast. See Pectoral.] To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth. [1913 Webster]