English verb: salivate |
1. | salivate (body) produce saliva |
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| Samples | We salivated when he described the great meal.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | act involuntarily, act reflexively |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dribble, drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber |
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2. | salivate (emotion) be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something |
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| Samples | She was salivating over the raise she anticipated.
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| Examples | Sam and Sue salivate over the results of the experiment |
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| Synonyms | drool |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | covet |
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