noun (n)

• the process of coughing up and spitting out(noun.process)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  spit, spitting
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.(noun)

  source: webster1913