Word of the Day:
salivate
What It Means
To produce saliva.
To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.
Did You Know?
From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).
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