Thesaurus results for SALIVATES

salivates

verb

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

This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026
In testing with an RTX 5090, DiffusionGemma spits out around 700 tokens per second.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026