hypersalivate
hypersalivate · hypersalivates · hypersalivated · hypersalivating
To produce significantly more than the normal amount of salivaTo produce significantly more than the normal amount of saliva.
» The cat was hypersalivating.
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1 sensesTo produce significantly more than the normal amount of saliva.
Examples
1 sentencesThe cat was hypersalivating.
Origin
From hyper- + salivate.From hyper- + salivate.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
hypersalivates, hypersalivating, hypersalivated, hypersalivated| Base form | hypersalivate · to hypersalivate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hypersalivates |
| Present participle | hypersalivating |
| Past simple | hypersalivated |
| Past participle | hypersalivated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.