salivate
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salivated, past tense; salivated, past participle; salivates, 3rd person singular present; salivating, present participle;
/ˈsaləˌvāt/,
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salivated, past tense; salivated, past participle; salivates, 3rd person singular present; salivating, present participle;
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Secrete saliva, esp. in anticipation of food
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Display great relish at the sight or prospect of something
- - I was fairly salivating at the prospect of a $10 million loan
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Cause (a person or animal) to produce an unusually copious secretion of saliva
Web Definitions:
- produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"
- be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated"
- (salivation) the secretion of saliva
- Saliva (also referred to as spit, spittle, drool or slobber) is the watery and usually frothy substance produced in the mouths of humans and most other animals. Saliva is a component of oral fluid. Saliva is produced in and secreted from one of the three salivary glands. ...
- (Salivation(album)) Salivation is an album by artist Terry Allen, released in 1999 on Sugar Hill Records. The album's title is a play on the word Salvation, and features an image of a smiling Jesus Christ on the cover.
- To produce saliva; To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something