salivate
To produce salivaTo produce saliva.
» Are you salivating?
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To produce saliva.
speicheln, geifern, sabbern
вызыва́ть слюнотечениеvyzyvátʹ sljunotečenije, выделя́ть слюнуvydeljátʹ sljunu, слюня́витьsljunjávitʹ
produce saliva
(figuratively, intransitive)To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.
geifern, keifen
истекать слюнойistekatʹ sljunoj
Examples
3 sentencesAre you salivating?
The patient began to salivate profusely after taking the medication.
Tom was salivating.
deTom speichelte. — MisterTrouser
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from salFrom Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).
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Forms
salivates, salivating, salivated, salivatedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons 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.