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

The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Broadwick’s pink front door spits you out slap-bang in the middle of it all like a tongue.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026