salivate

Verb

Verb Forms: salivated, salivating, salivates

To produce and secrete saliva, often in anticipation of food.
produce saliva
- "We salivated when he described the great meal"
be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
To produce saliva.
To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.

Examples

He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.
Opponents might salivate at the sight of a triple-word-score opportunity.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).

Synonyms

drool

Scrabble Score: 11

salivate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
salivate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
salivate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

salivate: valid Words With Friends Word