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salivate

DEFINITIONS OF: salivate

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v produce saliva

“We salivated when he described the great meal”
Types:
dribble, drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber
let saliva drivel from the mouth
Type of:
act involuntarily, act reflexively
act in an uncontrolled manner

v be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

“She was salivating over the raise she anticipated”
Synonyms:
drool
Type of:
covet
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
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