salivate
verb (used without object)
to produce saliva.
have salivated
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present perfectof salivate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ever since BioNTech and its occasional corporate partner Pfizer announced they had developed an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, biotech researchers have salivated over the promise of using mRNA vaccines on other pathogens.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022
Sylvester Stallone must have salivated when he saw David Callaham's original script for The Expendables, which asks: What if the Over the Hill Gang just blew up the freakin' hill instead?
From Time ● Aug. 12, 2010
