salivate en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).
Meanings
- (intransitive) To produce saliva.
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(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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| salivating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| salivated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| salivated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| salivates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
salivator · desalivate · hypersalivate · salivatingly · unsalivated
Relateds
saliva · salivation · drool · salivary
Synonyms
Translations (44)
es salivar (to produce saliva) · ca salivar (to produce saliva) · it salivare (to produce saliva) · hu nyáladzik (to produce saliva) · fr saliver (to show eager anticipation) · ro saliva (to produce saliva) · nl watertanden (to show eager anticipation) · it sbavare (to produce saliva) · de keifen (to show eager anticipation) · ru истекать слюной (to show eager anticipation) · de speicheln (to produce saliva) · mi mōwaiwai (to produce saliva) · it sbavare (to show eager anticipation) · es ensalivar (to produce saliva) · nl kwijlen (to produce saliva) · sv dregla (to show eager anticipation) · pl ślinić się (to show eager anticipation) · sv dregla (to produce saliva) · kmr tif kirin (to produce saliva) · wa gleter (to produce saliva) · ru вызыва́ть слюнотечение (to produce saliva) · eo salivi (to produce saliva) · pl wydzielać ślinę (to produce saliva) · ru заслюня́вить (to produce saliva) · ru наслюня́вить (to produce saliva) · ru слюня́вить (to produce saliva) · de sabbern (to produce saliva) · bg отделям слюнка (to produce saliva) · wa blefer (to produce saliva) · de geifern (to show eager anticipation) · bg точа се (to show eager anticipation) · fr baver (to show eager anticipation) · is slefa (to produce saliva) · sv salivera (to produce saliva) · pt salivar (to produce saliva) · ru выделя́ть слюну (to produce saliva) · hy թքարտադրել (to produce saliva) · mi koe (to produce saliva) · ro saliva (to show eager anticipation) · pl ślinić się (to produce saliva) · bg чакам с нетърпение (to show eager anticipation) · cs slinit (to produce saliva) · fr saliver (to produce saliva) · de geifern (to produce saliva)