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
Spitting involves forcibly projecting saliva and other contents from your mouth.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025
One third have spit saliva or pool water back into the pool.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Symptoms can include anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, an abundance of saliva and aggressive behavior.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
The Connecticut Department of Public Health State Public Health Laboratory tests animals for the rabies virus only if a person had a bite or saliva exposure.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025
One third have spit saliva or pool water back into the pool.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Symptoms can include anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, an abundance of saliva and aggressive behavior.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
The Connecticut Department of Public Health State Public Health Laboratory tests animals for the rabies virus only if a person had a bite or saliva exposure.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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West Coast drools: H100 rental pricing is very stable in the United States, but there’s a persistent East Coast advantage.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2025
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The owner tried to explain his reasoning in the video, citing the temperature was too cold and pointing to the frozen drool on his face.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His jaw wobbled unsteadily and a thin thread of spit drooled from the side of his mouth onto the counter.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
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Tacos El Franc is cooking meats on a charcoal grill, making corn tortillas on-site and dedicating employees to the spit that cooks the adobada.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The mayor nodded and smiled, but also flinched, as though struck by spittle.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2024
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Filling the air with spittle as plentiful as the Allied bombs raining down along the English Channel.—
John Anderson,
WSJ,
31 Oct. 2023
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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