In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
While typically referred to as spitting, the action is more likesquirting.
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After this original maneuver was developed, a number of paddlers noticed thatsquirtingwas a lot of fun and introduced a new method of playing on the river.
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