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UK
/sˈælɪvˌeɪt/
]
[ US /ˈsæɫəˌveɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈsæɫəˌveɪt/ ]
VERB
-
be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
She was salivating over the raise she anticipated -
produce saliva
We salivated when he described the great meal
How To Use salivate In A Sentence
- The rich scent of flame grilled burgers made Stella salivate with hunger as they sat down in the restaurant. JUST BETWEEN US
- In the Virginia variant sung here, and the Virgin Islands one which follows, a venereal disease is hinted at by use of the terms 'salivated' and 'salwation'. One Morning in May
- Even more, the men in Senegal don't salivate over these dancers or seem to get turned on by the X rated moves -- a stark contrast to how males in America behave amidst the disposable aphrodisiac of female gyration. Sasha Brookner: Sabar: African Hip-Hop
- Having found a way of measuring their salivation in response to food he noticed that the dogs started to salivate before they were given the food.
- The policies of the “lost decade” as we know it have erected republican boners, salivated republican mouths, and solved republican math problems. Think Progress » Purported doctor on Texas A&M message board claims he ‘laid off my first Obama voting employee.’ (Updated)
- And no wonder: Investors have salivated over the potential growth opportunities offered by this eclectic bunch at a time when the broader economic outlook is mixed at best. Fed-Fueled Momentum Can Quickly Fade
- salivated" by coming in contact with the mercurial poison in mines, smelters, mirror factories, etc. Nature Cure
- Smoke rose from pits at one side of the house, and the smell of roasting meat made Abasio salivate hungrily. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
- The rich scent of flame grilled burgers made Stella salivate with hunger as they sat down in the restaurant. JUST BETWEEN US
- Each dish looks almost like their real world counterparts: just about enough to make you salivate at the food.