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salivate
salivate is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.
- 2intransitive verb
To produce saliva, esp. in excess.
- 3verb
produce saliva
"We salivated when he described the great meal"
- 4verb
be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
"She was salivating over the raise she anticipated"
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