Thesaurus results for SALIVATES

salivates

verb

Definition of salivates next

present tense third-person singular of salivate

as in drools

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth the dog salivated at the sight of the raw meat

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spits

Verb

All the while, Combs spits a few bars in a distorted baritone about his late mother’s passing.

— Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
The site spits back a raft of possibilities.

— Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

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