Salivate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

produce saliva

be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈælᵻvˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈalɪvˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈalɪvˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈælᵻvˌeɪt/.

Examples

We salivated when he described the great meal
She was salivating over the raise she anticipated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drool

Parts of Speech

verb	produce saliva “We salivated when he described the great meal”
verb	be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something “She was salivating over the raise she anticipated”

Word Forms

salivation	noun	the secretion of saliva
saliva	noun	a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Speichelfluss

Speichel produzieren

🇫🇷French

saliver

produire de la salive

🇪🇸Spanish

salivar

producir saliva

🇮🇹Italian

salivare

produrre saliva

🇳🇱Dutch

kwijlen

speeksel produceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

salivar

produzir saliva

🇷🇺Russian

выделять слюну

производить слюну

India

🇮🇳Hindi

राल निकालना

लार उत्पन्न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

লালা করা

লালা উত্পাদন

🇮🇳Tamil

உமிழ்நீர்

உமிழ்நீரை உற்பத்தி செய்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

లాలాజలము

లాలాజలం ఉత్పత్తి చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

लाळ काढणे

लाळ निर्मिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાળ

લાળ પેદા કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೊಲ್ಲು ಸುರಿಸುವುದು

ಲಾಲಾರಸವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉമിനീർ

ഉമിനീർ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਰ

ਲਾਰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھوک

تھوک پیدا کرتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流口水

产生唾液

🇯🇵Japanese

唾液を分泌する

唾液を生成する

🇰🇷Korean

침을 흘리다

타액을 생성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chảy nước miếng

tiết ra nước bọt

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำลาย

ผลิตน้ำลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeluarkan air liur

menghasilkan air liur

🇵🇭Filipino

maglaway

gumawa ng laway

🇲🇾Malay

mengeluarkan air liur

menghasilkan air liur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سال لعابه

إنتاج اللعاب

🇮🇷Persian

ترشح بزاق

تولید بزاق

🇹🇷Turkish

tükürük salgılamak

tükürük üretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרִישׁ רִיר

לייצר רוק

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The primary meaning of 'salivate' is 'produce saliva'.

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Using 'salivate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'salivate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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