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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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
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—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Though the thought of a sizzling hot pizza, served up in one of Pizza Hut's iconic iron skillets no doubt had many salivating, to many, Hubbard's video offered up a slice of something even more appealing: nostalgia.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
The Lions' offensive coordinator has to be salivating but the defensive coordinator won't get much sleep while trying to figure out how to stop the Bills offense.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Though the thought of a sizzling hot pizza, served up in one of Pizza Hut's iconic iron skillets no doubt had many salivating, to many, Hubbard's video offered up a slice of something even more appealing: nostalgia.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Fans of the movie Conclave will salivate reading this story:
The dicastery’s daily operations are kept out of the public eye.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salivate. Accessed 25 Dec. 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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