Meaning & use
salivate
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To produce saliva in the mouth, especially in anticipation of food; or, figuratively, to show eager anticipation.
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The dog began to salivate the moment it smelled the roasting chicken.
Investors were already salivating over the company's projected profits.
A note on using this word
Famous from Ivan Pavlov's experiments, in which dogs learned to salivate at the sound of a bell rather than only at the sight of food.
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