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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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Democrats are salivating as Musk voices his opinions during interviews and provides material that could politically benefit the minority party.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
House Republicans are salivating over their chances in purple seats thanks to ambitious Democrats eyeing newly open Senate slots.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
But the snags the deal has encountered, complete with the now-customary social media fricassee courtesy of Carr, Trump and various other MAGA forces, have sent a chill up the spines of dealmakers who had entered 2025 salivating at the possibilities.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salivate. Accessed 5 May. 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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