salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
ˈsa-lə-ˌvāt 
salivated; salivating
Examples of salivate in a Sentence
The smell alone was enough to make me salivate.
She was salivating at the prospect of traveling to Europe.
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As if the match-up of teams from the two largest cities in the country—from opposite coasts—wasn’t enough to make league officials (and television executives) salivate, there’s also the face-off between the sport’s two hottest players.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The fans in Fayetteville will be salivating for their rival’s return, but this is a much better Texas team, and the Razorbacks are not predicted to be as good as the 9-4 outfit that bullied the Longhorns that September night.
—Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
Lina Khan will soon be gone as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, and M&A dealmakers are salivating.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
But nothing gets Survivor nerds salivating more than individual immunity stats.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The fans in Fayetteville will be salivating for their rival’s return, but this is a much better Texas team, and the Razorbacks are not predicted to be as good as the 9-4 outfit that bullied the Longhorns that September night.
—Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
Lina Khan will soon be gone as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, and M&A dealmakers are salivating.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
But nothing gets Survivor nerds salivating more than individual immunity stats.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salivate. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
ˈsal-ə-ˌvāt
salivated; salivating
: to produce or secrete saliva especially in large amounts
Medical Definition
salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
ˈsal-ə-ˌvāt
salivated; salivating
: to produce an abnormal flow of saliva in (as by the use of mercury)
: to have a flow of saliva especially in excess
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