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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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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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
People with food impaction may gag, vomit, or salivate excessively.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Watts is also a physical safety who excels in zone schemes, which should salivate scouts and general managers.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
The edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
People with food impaction may gag, vomit, or salivate excessively.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Watts is also a physical safety who excels in zone schemes, which should salivate scouts and general managers.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
The edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 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 20 Mar. 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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