Thesaurus results for SALIVATING

salivating

verb

present participle of salivate

as in drooling

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth the dog salivated at the sight of the raw meat

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Recent Examples of salivating Democrats are salivating at the prospect of a gloves-off runoff race. — Nik Popli, Time, 18 May 2026 But that isn’t stopping Wall Street from salivating about what comes next. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 Look no farther than his salivating over getting 50% of the Hormuz tolls. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 Rivian fans have been salivating over the R3X since it was first teased earlier that year. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2026 Yakemchuk’s offensive gifts, his puck movement, his shot and his skating have had Senators fans salivating for his arrival for some time now. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 For a quick refresher, Pavlov found that if dogs were repeatedly given food while a bell rang, the dogs eventually began salivating at the mere sound of the bell because their brains associated the sound with food. — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026 The edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 These flourishes, recalling New York’s Jazz Age flamboyance, give the vast interior its fizz — and will inevitably have value engineers salivating to trim, slice, and simplify. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivating

drooling

Verb

Isaacs said the symptoms of heat stress or heat stroke include excessive panting, drooling, vomiting, seizures or collapse.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026