salivating

VERB

drool

Synonyms

STRONGEST

froth

STRONG

dribble drivel ooze run slabber slaver slobber spit water

WEAK

water at the mouth

Example Sentences

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Jennifer Webber, executive director of the Humane Society of Hobart, responded to the call at 7:40 p.m. and said the dogs displayed signs of heatstroke: Salivating heavily, wobbling, vomiting and convulsing.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Salivating armchair analysts can judge the film for themselves when it opens in U.S. theaters on Sept. 23.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Salivating in the direction of one of these spits rather than paying attention to my footing, I slipped and fell on a patch of ice.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2020