salivate

🇺🇸 /ˈsælɪveɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsælɪveɪt/
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verb
R

To produce saliva in your mouth, often when you see or smell something that you really want to eat.

The dog salivated when it saw the juicy steak on the table.

translation

v. To produce saliva in your mouth, often when you see or smell something that you really want to eat.

Word Forms

3rd Present salivates
Past salivated
Perfect salivated
Progressive salivating