as in drooling
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 salivating
The result has cash flow fans salivating.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Look no farther than his salivating over getting 50% of the Hormuz tolls.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
And as part of their initiation into the ruling class, Plums are made complicit in Gilead’s barbaric justice system, cheering for the corporal punishment of disobedient classmates and the men of low status caught salivating (or worse) over them.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
Yakemchuk’s offensive gifts, his puck movement, his shot and his skating have had Senators fans salivating for his arrival for some time now.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Peterson, a guard that has NBA fans (and teams) salivating, is expected to be the top pick in the upcoming draft.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
And, of course, any publicist would be salivating at all the possible future Dads or Miss Pattersons, maybe even visiting the show from Radcliffe’s own past.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The culling perfectly played into ongoing fears that AI automation is coming for white-collar jobs, a major job market and economic disruption that workers are becoming increasingly worried about — and which clearly has execs salivating.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
The Middle East has become a playground for American financiers, who are salivating at the chance of tapping huge sums of money and shaping the region’s financial markets in their own image.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Look no farther than his salivating over getting 50% of the Hormuz tolls.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
And as part of their initiation into the ruling class, Plums are made complicit in Gilead’s barbaric justice system, cheering for the corporal punishment of disobedient classmates and the men of low status caught salivating (or worse) over them.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
Yakemchuk’s offensive gifts, his puck movement, his shot and his skating have had Senators fans salivating for his arrival for some time now.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Peterson, a guard that has NBA fans (and teams) salivating, is expected to be the top pick in the upcoming draft.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
And, of course, any publicist would be salivating at all the possible future Dads or Miss Pattersons, maybe even visiting the show from Radcliffe’s own past.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The culling perfectly played into ongoing fears that AI automation is coming for white-collar jobs, a major job market and economic disruption that workers are becoming increasingly worried about — and which clearly has execs salivating.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
The Middle East has become a playground for American financiers, who are salivating at the chance of tapping huge sums of money and shaping the region’s financial markets in their own image.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivating
drooling
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Surrounded by a gaggle of microphones, cameras and other recording devices, Caleb Wilson offered up a nugget that probably left fans of North Carolina’s NBA team drooling.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Salivating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivating. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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