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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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
And while carnivores will be salivating over the many cuts of premium beef on offer, Erre & Urrechu also offers a variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes cooked on a separate grill.
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Without getting into the weeds of OpenAI’s ridiculously complex ownership flowchart, suffice it to say: There is a for-profit entity (the thing investors are salivating over) that’s currently controlled by a nonprofit board.
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Trump, who’s salivating over possibly receiving a Nobel prize for peace, and JD Vance blindsided Ukraine’s president as Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz sat with their proverbial thumbs in their mouths.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
And while carnivores will be salivating over the many cuts of premium beef on offer, Erre & Urrechu also offers a variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes cooked on a separate grill.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Without getting into the weeds of OpenAI’s ridiculously complex ownership flowchart, suffice it to say: There is a for-profit entity (the thing investors are salivating over) that’s currently controlled by a nonprofit board.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Trump, who’s salivating over possibly receiving a Nobel prize for peace, and JD Vance blindsided Ukraine’s president as Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz sat with their proverbial thumbs in their mouths.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salivate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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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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