verb
- coughing up and spitting out phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract
Usage: medical/formal
Examples
- The patient was expectorating thick mucus during the examination.
- After the cold, he spent days expectorating phlegm.
- The doctor asked if she had been expectorating blood.
- Expectorating into tissues is more hygienic than spitting on the ground.
- The medication helped reduce his need for expectorating.
- She was expectorating frequently due to her respiratory infection.