Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spitting distance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: spit-ting dis-tance
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short distance.

Example Sentences

"[N]o less than forty defaulters in the executive, within spitting distance of the President, have not alone been proved so, but still retain their places."
"In these craft they risk the extreme perils of the sea. . . . They have been within spitting distance of collision and bumping distance of the bottom."
"They live within spitting distance of a busy runway at London's Heathrow Airport."
""Look around. Justice Building. County Jail. Sheriff's Department. A thousand cops within spitting distance.""

Inflected Forms

spitting distances (plural) shouting distance (alternative)

Phrases

a hoot and a holler hop, skip, and a jump stone's throw

Frequently Paired Words

a hoot and a holler hop, skip, and a jump stone's throw

Questions

What does spitting distance mean?: A short distance.

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