salivate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsælɪveɪt/

Verb

salivate (salivates, present participle salivating; past and past participle salivated)

1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.
2. (intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.

   He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.

Related terms

• saliva
• salivary
• salivation

Translations

• French: saliver
• German: speicheln, geifern, sabbern
• Italian: salivare, sbavare
• Portuguese: salivar
• Russian: вызыва́ть слюнотечение
• Spanish: salivar

Translations

• French: saliver, baver
• German: geifern, keifen
• Italian: sbavare

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