Verb: salivate 'sa-li,veyt
- Produce saliva
"We salivated when he described the great meal"
- Be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
"She was salivating over the raise she anticipated";
- drool
Derived forms: salivated, salivating, salivates
Type of: act involuntarily, act reflexively, covet
Encyclopedia: Salivate