salivates

Example Sentences

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One salivates to know whether Woolf ever wrote back.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Pavlov's dog is the most well-known example of classical conditioning, in which a dog salivates in response to a ringing bell because it has formed an associative memory between the bell and food.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022

While working class voters turn hopeful about the jobs the comet will provide, an evil tech mogul salivates at all of the rare Earth metals it contains.

From The Verge • Dec. 7, 2021

He admits feeling lonely at times and can’t wait for in-person visits, just as he salivates thinking about going out for a meal at a Greek restaurant or a favorite steakhouse.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2020

Part of me is glad Kim is doing this and my mouth salivates at the thought of the food he will bring back.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung