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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Soap viewers have been salivating over the possibility of a major star returning after GH executive producer Frank Valentini teased it on the red carpet at the Daytime Emmys this month.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 June 2024
But with both Democrats and Republicans starved for insight into what issues might tilt this year’s congressional races and the potential fall showdown between President Biden and Trump, the special election offers a salivating data point.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
The announcement was welcome news to fans who have been salivating for years over the prospect of a potential successor to the 7-year-old Switch.
—Jerome Taylor, CNN, 19 June 2024
The nationalist case against Chinese electric cars Why isn’t the Biden administration salivating at the thought of BYD electric cars flooding the market?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 14 May 2024
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 June 2024
But with both Democrats and Republicans starved for insight into what issues might tilt this year’s congressional races and the potential fall showdown between President Biden and Trump, the special election offers a salivating data point.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
The announcement was welcome news to fans who have been salivating for years over the prospect of a potential successor to the 7-year-old Switch.
—Jerome Taylor, CNN, 19 June 2024
The nationalist case against Chinese electric cars Why isn’t the Biden administration salivating at the thought of BYD electric cars flooding the market?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 14 May 2024
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salivate. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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