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salivar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drool verb To let saliva trickle from the mouth, often in anticipation of food.
  • salivate verb To produce saliva.
  • slobber verb To let saliva drip or drool from the mouth.

Senses

salivar is used for these senses in English:

  • drool (ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
  • salivate (intransitive) To produce saliva.
  • slobber To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth.

drool — full definition

  1. verb To let saliva trickle from the mouth, often in anticipation of food.
  2. verb To react to something with uncontrolled desire or admiration.

salivate — full definition

  1. verb To produce saliva.
  2. verb To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.

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