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

In the same scene, a young girl pulls out her teeth, puts a dead woman's dentures in her bloody mouth, and spits onto a plate of food that other characters unknowingly eat.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026