salivate
verb (used without object)
to produce saliva.
salivated
Example Sentences
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Among a certain set—particularly the one I grew up around in Manhattan—we salivated over whose name might be tarnished next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Some preferred to include it in a stew, while others salivated over the golden-brown fried option.
From BBC ● May 11, 2024
Crowds salivated for the chance to catch him in person and watch him tape “War Room.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
"Harry & Meghan" didn't begin with the focus people expected and salivated at the thought of consuming, but it is precisely the type of documentary series we should have expected from the couple.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022
One of the smaller girls salivated so heavily the chocolate dribbled syruplike from the comer of her mouth.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
