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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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Trump’s fight against Harvard and other Ivy League institutions is one conservatives have been salivating at for years, especially since the on-campus protests against Israel following Hamas’s attack in October 2023.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Consider three words that get fans in North American leagues with playoffs salivating but often draw blank stares from the European soccer community: the trade deadline.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Allen says the little one began salivating, was noticeably flushed in his face, and became very whiny and fussy.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 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 4 Jul. 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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