as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
I've been salivating for a high-definition TV for some time
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Recent Examples of salivate
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Based on the way the team is practicing, those involved with the Billerica program are salivating for the season to start.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 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
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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
Based on the way the team is practicing, those involved with the Billerica program are salivating for the season to start.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 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
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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