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
And that will always get front offices and fan bases salivating at the possibility of acquiring said star.
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Just over an hour away from London by train (the Brits really do have public transportation figured out in ways that had this American practically salivating with jealousy), Soho Farmhouse sits on 100 bucolic acres in the small town of Chipping Upon Norton.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Eileen asks a room full of salivating male cohorts, predicting what has since come to pass.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Just over an hour away from London by train (the Brits really do have public transportation figured out in ways that had this American practically salivating with jealousy), Soho Farmhouse sits on 100 bucolic acres in the small town of Chipping Upon Norton.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Eileen asks a room full of salivating male cohorts, predicting what has since come to pass.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CWD can take months to years for symptoms to appear, which could include drastic weight loss, stumbling or lack of coordination, drooling and listlessness.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Naturally, the post attracted over 16,000 comments of women drooling over him.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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