| VERB | body | salivate | produce saliva |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | salivate, drool | be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something |
| Sounds | sae'lahvey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | produce saliva. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "We salivated when he described the great meal" | |
| Narrower | drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble | Let saliva drivel from the mouth |
| Broader | act involuntarily, act reflexively | Act in an uncontrolled manner |
| Spanish | salivar | |
| Catalan | bavar, bavejar, salivar | |
| Nouns | saliva | a clear liquid / liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth |
| salivation | the secretion of saliva | |
| Meaning | Be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue salivate over the results of the experiment | |
| Synonym | drool | |
| Broader | covet | wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person) |
| Spanish | babear | |
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