Definition
Present participle of expectorate; the act of coughing up and spitting out mucus from the lungs.
Etymology
The present participle form of expectorate, formed by adding -ing to the base verb, creating a gerund or continuous verb form.
Kelly Says
The -ing form shows action in progress—'the patient is expectorating' focuses on the ongoing process. In medical observation, this distinction matters: it describes what's happening right now, not just what happened.
Translations
CACatalà
esputar
es-poo-tar
DEDeutsch
hustend
husten-d
ESEspañol
expectorando
eks-pek-to-ran-doh
FRFrançais
expectorant
eks-pek-to-ran
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengeluarkan dahak
men-gel-o-kar da-hak
ITItaliano
espettorando
es-pek-to-ran-doh
JA日本語
痰を吐いている
tan wo hite i-te iru
MSBahasa Melayu
mengeluarkan dahak
men-gel-o-kar da-hak
NLNederlands
hoesten
hoest-en
PTPortuguês
expectorando
eks-pek-to-ran-doh
RORomână
tusește
too-seh-steh
RUРусский
откашливает
ot-ka-sh-ly-va-et
TRTürkçe
balgamı çıkarıyor
bal-gam-ı ci-kar-iyor
UKУкраїнська
кашляє
ka-sh-lyae
URاردو
بلغم نکالنا
bal-gam nik-al-na
VITiếng Việt
khạc đờm
khak do-m