salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
ˈsa-lə-ˌvāt 
salivated; salivating
Examples of salivate in a Sentence
The smell alone was enough to make me salivate.
She was salivating at the prospect of traveling to Europe.
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Just over an hour away from London by train (the Brits really do have public transportation figured out in ways that had this American practically salivating with jealousy), Soho Farmhouse sits on 100 bucolic acres in the small town of Chipping Upon Norton.
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Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Eileen asks a room full of salivating male cohorts, predicting what has since come to pass.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Should these first-round matchups come to fruition, Georgia visiting Oregon and former defensive coordinator Dan Lanning at Autzen Stadium would have ABC salivating.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Already there have been rumblings of Ellison coveting Warner Bros. and there has been interest from buyers salivating over CNBC (though Versant has no interest in selling that particular asset).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Eileen asks a room full of salivating male cohorts, predicting what has since come to pass.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Should these first-round matchups come to fruition, Georgia visiting Oregon and former defensive coordinator Dan Lanning at Autzen Stadium would have ABC salivating.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Already there have been rumblings of Ellison coveting Warner Bros. and there has been interest from buyers salivating over CNBC (though Versant has no interest in selling that particular asset).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salivate
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salivate. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
ˈsal-ə-ˌvāt
salivated; salivating
: to produce or secrete saliva especially in large amounts
Medical Definition
salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
ˈsal-ə-ˌvāt
salivated; salivating
: to produce an abnormal flow of saliva in (as by the use of mercury)
: to have a flow of saliva especially in excess
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