āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
salivate
/sËÃĻlÉĒvËeâÉĒt/
to salivate
01
āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to generate saliva, typically triggered by the expectation or smell of delicious food
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sight of the juicy watermelon caused everyone to salivate on a hot summer day.
āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to show eager anticipation or excitement at the thought or sight of something desirable
Intransitive: to salivate at sth | to salivate over sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He salivated at the sight of the luxurious new house on the market.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
salivation
salivate
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
