Thesaurus results for SALIVATES

salivates

verb

Definition of salivates next

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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Recent Examples of salivates The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates. —

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

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spits

Verb

Spader’s character spits out a reprimand.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Between archival footage and photos of Lennon and Ono, there are dozens of jarring, ugly visuals, seemingly generated by entering Ono and Lennon’s dialogue into a machine that spits out bizarrely literal interpretations of text.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026