Verb (used without object) : grease spitting on the fire. From Dictionary.com.
Though I am within spitting distance of 1200 pages. From Wordnik.com. [Snowing Again in Santa Fe...] Reference
And within spitting distance of McDonald's. esperanza. From Wordnik.com. [Office Depot on Lopez Mateos] Reference
Well, the spitting is okay, but only if she's not swallowing. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
All are within spitting distance of Jardin de la Union, the main plaza. From Wordnik.com. [Transportation/Hotel Info for Guanajuato Visit] Reference
However, it is within spitting distance of a Burger King which is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Office Depot on Lopez Mateos] Reference
Of course if I was within spitting distance of you, I would offer my sincere condolences. From Wordnik.com. [Battle Weary @ Attack of the Redneck Mommy] Reference
You lived within spitting distance of Wrigley Field for years and never attended a Cubs game. From Wordnik.com. [RedSoxtober] Reference
I live within spitting distance of four WMA's that comprise nearly 40,000 acres of public land. From Wordnik.com. [An Important Revelation] Reference
City = public transpo, tall buildings, pedestrian temptations and cigarettes within spitting distance. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-10-01] Reference
Think bombardier beetles, combined with chemical weaponry in spitting dinosaurs and some reptiles today. From Wordnik.com. [Behe's Test] Reference
Outside of the national pastime, in the United States spitting is no longer a socially acceptable pastime. From Wordnik.com. [I Spit on the Curse] Reference
I won't be able to walk to work anymore, but we'll be in spitting distance of 3 huge malls and the main road. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-01-01] Reference
Burkett's research that many of those who make the claims never came within spitting distance of Southeast Asia. From Wordnik.com. [D Magazine - The Truth about Viet Nam Vets] Reference
Hope to see any of you who are in spitting distance of Chappaqua, New York - or anybody you've told about it - there. From Wordnik.com. [Reading at Chappaqua Library!] Reference
This gets Romney within spitting distance of correct usage, even as it ruthlessly abuses objective reality. cal1942 Says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Null Set Blogging, Part Three] Reference
He added something else in Spanish, spitting out the words, and Ramon suddenly lunged for him, hands reaching for his throat. From Wordnik.com. [Bedlam Boyz]
This now puts the Toyota within spitting distance of cars like the Chevy Aveo, which costs less then half what the Prius costs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
Seconds later, with Chamberlain spitting out the critters like they were sunflower seeds, the giant scoreboard flashed: Bug off Yankees!. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Baseball - N.Y. Yankees vs. Cleveland] Reference
ThomasD says: the spitting was actually caught ontape. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Clinton Terror Bill] Reference
Also, I saw the so called spitting incident that didn't happen. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
"Barclay, this is what I would call spitting in the soup," said. From Wordnik.com. [In the Days of Poor Richard] Reference
We’re not all engaged in spitting out reports to please our corporate donors. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » From Snark to a Serious Question: Non-profit Productivity] Reference
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has labelled the spitting row involving Cesc Fabregas as. From Wordnik.com. [Football.co.uk news feed] Reference
You will sight on this stand of trees until you’re within spitting distance of the buoy. From Wordnik.com. [What It’s Like] Reference
And within spitting range of Jimmy Carter’s accent, though Carter reads Spanish more fluently. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - Gringrich blames poor word choice.] Reference
Band reserves within spitting distance. From Wordnik.com. [2008 September 08 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
It has grooves up both sides to keep one for "spitting" out the suppository. From Wordnik.com. [What To Wear For A Crisis] Reference
But every day it's the same little "spitting" ritual from this group of Muslims. From Wordnik.com. [Outrage in Malaysia] Reference
Target tracking during venom 'spitting' by cobras. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Reality lies beyond this kind of spitting and clawing. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Lord Kinnock was reportedly 'spitting' while Lord Prescott was 'furious'. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
The Labour LGA group, apparently, are "spitting" at the surprise announcement. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
"It was wet and it was kind of spitting rain, but it wasn't too terrible," Sox center fielder. From Wordnik.com. [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference
I just encourage you to watch the "spitting" incident yourself and come to your own conclusions. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
I tried to distinguish the words he was 'spitting' but eventually realized that it was baby talk. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference
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