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salivating vs Mouth watering

Both 'salivating' and 'mouth watering' are correct phrases used to describe the sensation of having excessive saliva in the mouth due to anticipation of food. They are interchangeable in many contexts.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 742 views

salivating

The term 'salivating' is correct and commonly used to describe the physiological response of producing saliva in anticipation of food.

It is used to convey the idea of having excessive saliva in the mouth due to hunger or the thought of delicious food.

Examples:

The smell of freshly baked bread had me salivating.
Just thinking about the chocolate cake made her start salivating.
The chef's special dish had everyone salivating.
The sight of the juicy burger had my mouth salivating.
The aroma of the barbecue had us all salivating.

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A human could've said that without salivating.
- Hardin's got the feds salivating at the thought of recovering that money.
Braithwaite is already salivating at the notion of tripping me up.
And I'm sure that you all are salivating because his life went from Oprah to Springer overnight, but... Sam's a great doctor.
My poolside fantasy was being threatened, and you were salivating.
You're practically salivating, reading all this trash.
[LAUGHS] Can you two foodies stop salivating, please?
My poolside fantasy was being threatened, and you were salivating.
That's right, you're fake salivating over a Soviet-era Russian.
Plus the salivating Hellmouth under her feet and the whole...
Guess your big brother's salivating at the idea.
You're a sight for sore eyes and a salivating palate.
And if you don't want it or this, Kristy Chan is salivating for your position.
I've been the one pulling the leash taut when they're salivating for a bite.
I know that, you know that and so does whoever Marty's protecting, But Pennock is salivating right now.
I'm ringing the bell and you're the dog salivating in anticipation of a meal.
She's practically salivating over it.
Okay good job Donaldson is salivating for you here's the address take a taxi
She's practically salivating over it. I'm just being candid about -
Ten years after the dirty war unleashed against Yugoslavia by the USA, NATO and the EU, those guilty of crimes against its people are salivating over the thousands of people murdered, including women and children, and over the massive damage they caused in the Balkans.

Alternatives:

drooling
slobbering
mouth watering
anticipating food eagerly
craving for food

Mouth watering

The term 'mouth watering' is also correct and commonly used to describe the sensation of having saliva in the mouth due to the anticipation of delicious food.

It is used to express the idea of feeling hungry or eager for food, often due to the thought or sight of something appetizing.

Examples:

The aroma of the freshly baked cookies had my mouth watering.
The menu at the new restaurant is so enticing, it's mouth watering.
The thought of the Thanksgiving feast had everyone's mouth watering.
The sight of the steaming hot pizza had our mouths watering.
The description of the dessert was so delicious, it left us all mouth watering.

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It was not so much me who had their mouth watering.
There's a splash of mouth-watering sauce as each one lands.
I get this mouth-watering feeling when I talk to you.
It truly is a mouth-watering cake and we really couldn't have hoped for anything more.
A juicy, mouth-watering thick slab of beef.
With a personal best 56 mouth-watering Hankfurter hot dogs!
And best of all... a mouth-watering...
Standing here, one can inhale the aroma of chocolate, cinnamon and a dozen other mouth-watering taste treats.
Bring on your Turkey and stuffing, your mashed potatoes and mouth-watering gravy, your buttery Crescent rolls and pumpkin pie slathered in pillowy clouds of whipped cream.
It rather seems to be saying that, if a French gourmet thinks goose liver is a mouth-watering delicacy, he is not thinking very seriously about the interests of animals.
And he often feels that the food on other people's plates... ...looks much more mouth-watering than his own
My mouth's watering just looking at it.
My mouth started watering right away.
My mouth's watering from the smell of it.
You need beef so bad your mouth's watering.
Like, my mouth is watering right now thinking about the Big Daddy 12-inch with extra pickles.
Now, I know everybody over the age of, like 45 - their mouths are watering at this point.
The love I have for you, I cannot deny My mouth is watering.
MY MOUTH'S WATERING JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
This watering hole doesn't need any more mouths to feed.

Alternatives:

salivating
drooling
craving for food
anticipating food eagerly
having a strong desire for food

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