as in to drool
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth the dog salivated at the sight of the raw meat

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Recent Examples of salivate Early symptoms, which can begin about a week or up to a year after exposure, may resemble the flu and progress quickly to confusion, paralysis, salivating, hallucinations and difficulty swallowing, followed by death within weeks. Marina Kopf, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025 The arm, the release, the feet, the IQ, left college coaches — and college general managers — salivating. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025 Swiss bankers may already be salivating. Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 Jed Jacobsohn/Allsport With the preseason underway, fans are starting to salivate at the idea of waking up on Sunday morning to football. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salivate
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  • Flores will drool across the Irish Sea this week at the thought of welcoming a rookie quarterback making his first NFL start.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • In 2020, the duo bounced across the Tropicana Field turf before Game 1, Guerrero spitting seeds with a bandana around his neck and Bichette’s long hair still flowing behind him.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Why turn my face toward something that spit me out?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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