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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But that isn’t stopping Wall Street from salivating about what comes next.
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
For a quick refresher, Pavlov found that if dogs were repeatedly given food while a bell rang, the dogs eventually began salivating at the mere sound of the bell because their brains associated the sound with food.
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Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The Lewis Collection, amassed by British businessman Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne (who was sitting in the front as Sotheby’s), was always going to be salivated over by buyers, whatever the market conditions.
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George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
While Matuidi said France has a shot at the title, Zonderwijk imagined a scenario that would make collectors salivate.
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Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
For a quick refresher, Pavlov found that if dogs were repeatedly given food while a bell rang, the dogs eventually began salivating at the mere sound of the bell because their brains associated the sound with food.
—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
The Lewis Collection, amassed by British businessman Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne (who was sitting in the front as Sotheby’s), was always going to be salivated over by buyers, whatever the market conditions.
—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
While Matuidi said France has a shot at the title, Zonderwijk imagined a scenario that would make collectors salivate.
—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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 3 Jul. 2026.
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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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