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What does salivate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word salivate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.
  2. (intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
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The dog will learn to salivate when it hears a buzzer, even if food is no longer present.
There weren't English menus, but there was a great picture of each item, making us salivate in anticipation.
Here, you'll salivate over robust noodle dishes laced with shrimp, onions and won tun, served in steaming tureens.
Sam sighed with relief and smiled at Meila as their order arrived, the aroma of the food made Meila salivate with hunger.
The menu featured consistently good, clean, well-prepared Italian food, if nothing to salivate over all week.
Pavlov's dog began to salivate when he rang a bell, conditioned to expect food when it heard the noise.

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