as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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Recent Examples of saliva
According to the GoFundMe, which was started by Wall, Leo is facing a long recovery and currently has a tube draining saliva.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Their natural fiber acts as a gentle abrasive, while the boost in saliva helps wash away lingering sugars.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Because cats groom so frequently, saliva spreads to the hair and skin, which in turn sheds, leaving fur and dander with the allergen-causing protein in the environment (aka your home).
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 23 Oct. 2025
Mosquito bites itch because of your body’s immune reaction to the mosquito’s saliva.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Their natural fiber acts as a gentle abrasive, while the boost in saliva helps wash away lingering sugars.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Because cats groom so frequently, saliva spreads to the hair and skin, which in turn sheds, leaving fur and dander with the allergen-causing protein in the environment (aka your home).
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 23 Oct. 2025
Mosquito bites itch because of your body’s immune reaction to the mosquito’s saliva.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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At one point, Pancho is filmed getting a bath in the sink, likely to wash off the drool from his oversized pals.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The trailer opens with Elsbeth — clad in a hot-pink plaid suit that would make Cher from Clueless drool — asleep on a couch behind a pile of pastel-pink luggage in the office of Scotty Bristol (Stephen Colbert), the host of the fictional late-night show Way Late with Scotty Bristol.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This 50-year mortgage idea is a spit in the face.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Saturday night was a military spit-shine.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This surgical mask is my disguise and my means of shielding myself from covid spittle.—
Cora Frazier,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Beaty gave it the whole shooting match and went crazy-Rick and began screaming in Butler’s face, spittle flying.—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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