verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To produce saliva. intransitive
2. 2
   produce saliva wordnet
3. 3
   To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something. figuratively, intransitive

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

4. 4
   be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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

Etymology

From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).

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