as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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Recent Examples of saliva
Infected birds transmit the bird flu through their saliva, mucus and feces, the CDC said.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The virus can be transmitted via droppings, urine, blood and saliva.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
In the early 2000s, new genetic sequencing methods led scientists to find yet more viruses in saliva, blood and stool.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Stool, saliva, and cheek samples were collected from each participant at baseline, after the elimination diet, immediately after the diet intervention and then 14 days after the intervention.
—Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The virus can be transmitted via droppings, urine, blood and saliva.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
In the early 2000s, new genetic sequencing methods led scientists to find yet more viruses in saliva, blood and stool.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Stool, saliva, and cheek samples were collected from each participant at baseline, after the elimination diet, immediately after the diet intervention and then 14 days after the intervention.
—Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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Sam apologized awkwardly, trying covertly to swipe beneath her chin, checking for drool and feeling like the world’s schlubiest schlub for struggling to tear her eyes from this stranger when the love of her life had dumped her an hour earlier.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Over time, drool evolved in the 19th century as a more specific term for saliva spilling or dripping from the mouth.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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He was outfitted with a spit screen to prevent him from spitting on others.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
12 Dec. 2024
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Those flames, all the while, spit embers into strong winds and toward communities miles away.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The mayor nodded and smiled, but also flinched, as though struck by spittle.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2024
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Filling the air with spittle as plentiful as the Allied bombs raining down along the English Channel.—
John Anderson,
WSJ,
31 Oct. 2023
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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