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
Twice in the past two years, buyout firms have circled Macy’s, attracted not so much to its long-term potential as a business but downright salivating over the real estate its stores occupy.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The arm, the release, the feet, the IQ, left college coaches — and college general managers — salivating.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Swiss bankers may already be salivating.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The arm, the release, the feet, the IQ, left college coaches — and college general managers — salivating.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Swiss bankers may already be salivating.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivating
drooling
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Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Salivating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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