NichiDict

つく

N3
吐く
[tsuku]
Illustration for 吐く

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to breathe out; to breathe

2.GodanTransitive

to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)

3.GodanTransitive

to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

Other Readings

吐く」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

寒い朝に息を吐くと白い煙のように見える。

It's so cold that my breath turns white.

平気で嘘を吐く人を信じない。

I don't trust people who casually lie.

煙突から黒い煙を吐く工場が見える。

I can see a factory belching out black smoke from its chimney.