salivate
verb (used without object)
to produce saliva.
was salivating
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past progressiveof salivate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I was salivating when I found someone actually sampling the show pigs themselves,” she says.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2022
So he always sounded like he was salivating.
From Fox News ● Dec. 3, 2021
McGregor wrote on Twitter he was "salivating" as the two squared off, but later slyly tweeted a video of his dinner.
From Fox News ● Aug. 30, 2021
The venerable American R&B label Atlantic Records, whose vice president Jerry Wexler was salivating at the untapped potential of Franklin, signed her with the intention of turning her into a pop superstar.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2018
I wanted to tell him I was sorry, but suddenly I was salivating, the back of my throat tasting bile.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
