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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Soap viewers had 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, 5 Aug. 2024
Still, a summer that has many salivating for what could follow.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
Underscoring the tension surrounding the infighting, House Democrats huddled behind closed doors Tuesday, with cellphones left at the door -- ostensibly to prevent real-time leaking to the salivating press corps.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 July 2024
When David Ellison first came to Hollywood, many dealmakers and insiders both balked and salivated.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 July 2024
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
Still, a summer that has many salivating for what could follow.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
Underscoring the tension surrounding the infighting, House Democrats huddled behind closed doors Tuesday, with cellphones left at the door -- ostensibly to prevent real-time leaking to the salivating press corps.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 July 2024
When David Ellison first came to Hollywood, many dealmakers and insiders both balked and salivated.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for salivate
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salivate. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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