SALIVATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • produce saliva
    Usage Example(s)
    • We salivated when he described the great meal
    Hypernyms(s) salivate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
    Hypernyms(s) salivate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower