Salivate (original) (raw)
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce saliva
Example:
We salivated when he described the great meal
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "salivate" is one way to...):
act involuntarily; act reflexively (act in an uncontrolled manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "salivate"):
dribble; drivel; drool; slabber; slaver; slobber (let saliva drivel from the mouth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
saliva (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
salivation (the secretion of saliva)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
Example:
She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
Synonyms:
drool; salivate
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "salivate" is one way to...):
covet (wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue salivate over the results of the experiment