Salivate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To secrete or produce saliva.
  • verb-intransitive. Informal To be full of desire or eagerness for something: salivated at the idea of winning the lottery.
  • v. To produce excessive salivation in.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To produce saliva.
  • v. To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To purge by the salivary glands; produce an unusual secretion and discharge of saliva in, usually by the action of mercury; produce ptyalism in.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. produce saliva
  • v. be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
  • Verb Form
    salivated    salivates    salivating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    covet   
    Cross Reference
    drool   
    Form
    salivated    salivating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ptyalize    spite