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mouth-watering

[mouth-waw-ter-ing, -wot-er-] / ˈmaʊθˌwɔ tər ɪŋ, -ˌwɒt ər- /


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Nobel’s Super Lemon Sour Candy will surely have your mouth watering and puckering.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025

"I think so. We all realise it's a huge game. It's mouth watering isn't it? It will be a great game to watch I'm sure. There's no doubt about that."

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

Folds of rich pink belly meat joust nicely with their vinegar sauce, dotted with punchy blueberries; sliced serrano chiles and crisp onions keep the mouth watering, too.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020

And merely typing in that paragraph has my mouth watering about the fixture.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2012

The smell of garlic and butter had his mouth watering.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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