- 1to produce more saliva in your mouth than usual, especially when you see or smell food
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- 2(figurative) He was salivating over the thought of the million dollars.
salivate
verbNAmE//ˈsæləˌveɪt//
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they salivate he / she / it salivates
past simple salivated
-ing form salivating
NAmE//ˌsæləˈveɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See salivate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: salivate