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salivate Definition

sali·vate (-vāt′)

transitive verb -·vat′ed, -·vat′·ing

to produce an excessive flow of saliva in

Etymology: < L salivatus, pp. of salivare, salivate

intransitive verb

to secrete saliva

salivate Related Forms
sal′i·va·tion noun
salivate Usage Examples

Object

  • dog: I feel like a salivating dog with nothing to salivate about.

Preposition: over

  • hearing: This latest single precedes his debut album, which we're already salivating over hearing.

Preposition: at

  • prospect: So Pepe goes on ahead and runs up to the tree salivating at the prospect of food.
  • thought: I guess I thought that he'd be salivating at the thought of maybe scoring with a white, Southern belle.
  • sound: Who ****ing cares if dog and salivate at the sound of a whistle?
  • mouth: Once Crane sees the new video equipment he seems to salivate at the mouth with admiration.

Modifying Another Word

  • already: This latest single precedes his debut album, which we're already salivating over hearing.
  • excessively: If your kitten has bad breath, salivates excessively or has difficulty eating, they may have a dental problem.
  • just: Keep up the good work, my mouth is salivating just thinking about the garlic bread!
  • positively: The prospect of being able to tax shelter their buy to let investments in pension arrangements has buy to let investors positively salivating!
  • uncontrollably: The recording has been gathering serious momentum with present results causing a few people at Sugar Shack Records to salivate rather uncontrollably!
  • all: I haven't been this excited since I salivated all over the Sydney Opera House.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • over: As it was Cannes Film Festival week there were plenty of them to salivate over.

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