spit ball (Meaning)
spit ball ()
A pitched ball in throwing which the pitcher grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb on the other side, and delivers it so that it slips off the fingers with the least possible friction. When pitched directly overhand a spit ball darts downward, when pitched with the arm extended sidewise it darts down and out.
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spit ball Sentence Examples
- The students engaged in a playful battle with spit balls, sending them soaring across the classroom.
- The mischievous prankster launched a spit ball directly at the unsuspecting teacher's face.
- The professor nonchalantly flicked a spit ball at a sleeping student, hoping to wake them up.
- The children made spit balls out of chewed-up paper and tossed them at each other during recess.
- The doctor advised against spitting into one's hands and forming spit balls, due to the potential for spreading germs.
- The artists used spit balls dipped in paint as a unique and messy form of abstract expressionism.
- As a prank, the students hid spit balls in the teacher's desk, anticipating her reaction when she discovered them.
- The cat played with a spit ball made from yarn, batting it around the room like a toy mouse.
- The golfer's spit ball accidentally landed on the tee box, forcing a restart of the hole.
- In the chaotic aftermath of a food fight, spit balls could be found scattered around the room, serving as reminders of the playful chaos that had ensued.
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A pitched ball in throwing which the pitcher grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb on t
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The students engaged in a playful battle with spit balls, sending them soaring across the classroom.
The mischievous prankster launched a spit ball directly at the unsuspecting teacher's face.
The professor nonchalantly flicked a spit ball at a sleeping student, hoping to wake them up.
The children made spit balls out of chewed-up paper and tossed them at each other during recess.
