salivate
sa luh vayt
- v produce saliva
We salivated when he described the great meal - v be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
- Whenever Lorelei appears onscreen, undulating in second-skin, cleavage-proud knitwear or the sheerest orange chiffon, all heads turn, salivate and explode.
- Now it's achieving a level of recognition that makes other countries salivate.
- What they mean is that like Pavlov's dog, trained to salivate at the sound of a bell, animals are similarly trained to anticipate lots of calories when they taste something sweet .