salivates

Definition of salivatesnext
present tense third-person singular of salivate
as in drools
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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spits
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  • An opportunity to see the Wu-Tang live in Amsterdam turns into a through-the-looking-glass moment when Azzougarh gets pulled onstage and spits some original rhymes, which gets him the nod to go talk to RZA.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All the while, Combs spits a few bars in a distorted baritone about his late mother’s passing.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Salivates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivates. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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