salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
| \ ˈsa-lə-ˌvāt
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salivated;
salivating
Definition of salivate
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Other Words from salivate
salivation
\ ˌsa-lə-ˈvā-shən
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noun
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noun
salivator
\ ˈsa-lə-ˌvā-tər
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noun
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noun
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
No wonder financial planners are salivating over the potential. — Chris Taylor, Fortune, "Schwab Bets That Investors Will ‘Binge’ on Advice With Netflix-like Subscription Service," 28 Aug. 2019 Major League Baseball and television executives, who saw ratings slip during last year’s World Series, would salivate over a Dodgers-Yankees reunion this fall. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Yankees-Dodgers Is Both a Rarity and a Potential Playoff Preview," 23 Aug. 2019 But the company says there's no real market for a car like that stateside, even if journalists salivate at the thought. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "The 2019 Audi Q3 is a compelling crossover point of entry to the brand," 27 July 2019 East Asia already has the world’s fastest-growing tourist industry and plane-makers are salivating at the potential for more growth. — Adam Minterbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Flight shaming won’t work in Asia to cut carbon emissions," 23 July 2019 There's a restaurant shootout that features JJ's crush Sasha (Alexandra Shipp) salivating at the sight of him taking up arms. — Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com, "'Shaft' review: Reboot is a bad mother," 12 June 2019 Fantasy enthusiasts are salivating over what Kingsbury's offense could do for Arizona's receiving corps, but don't forget about RB David Johnson. — Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "50 things to know about NFL teams' training camps in 2019," 15 July 2019 And planetary scientists are salivating over the chance to study rocks from the lunar south pole and the side of the moon that never faces Earth. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "How Apollo moon rocks reveal the epic history of the cosmos," 15 July 2019 The buzz then was about the quality of the American draft class; Red Wings fans were salivating about their chances to get Waterford native Pat LaFontaine with the No. — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, "Steve Yzerman's surprise first Red Wings pick reminder of his own draft in 1983," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'salivate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for salivate
salivate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of salivate
: to have a lot of saliva produced in your mouth because you see or smell food that you want to eat
: to have great interest in or desire for something
See the full definition for salivate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
| \ ˈsa-lə-ˌvāt\
salivated;
salivating
Kids Definition of salivate
: to produce or secrete saliva especially in large amounts
salivate
verb
sal·i·vate
| \ ˈsal-ə-ˌvāt
\
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salivated;
salivating
Medical Definition of salivate
: 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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