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 edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Democrats are salivating at the prospect of a gloves-off runoff race.
—Nik Popli, Time, 18 May 2026
The result has cash flow fans salivating.
—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
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 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
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Democrats are salivating at the prospect of a gloves-off runoff race.
—Nik Popli, Time, 18 May 2026
The result has cash flow fans salivating.
—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
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 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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In the other room, Kayda is entertaining Bryce and Zach, who are openly drooling, and the scene could not look more like Challengers if Zendaya were playing Kayda.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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This plant, also known as rose bay, may also cause drooling, abdominal pain, depression, colic and even death, according to the ASPCA.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Salivating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivating. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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