as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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Recent Examples of saliva
According to the release, the rabies virus can be found in the saliva of animals.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The venomous saliva is pumped into a victim through a channel in the wheel bug’s beak.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
What to know about measles Health officials say measles can spread through the air or through mucus or saliva from an infected person.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Cannabis use was self-reported and confirmed with biological testing from hair, urine, and saliva samples.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The venomous saliva is pumped into a victim through a channel in the wheel bug’s beak.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
What to know about measles Health officials say measles can spread through the air or through mucus or saliva from an infected person.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Cannabis use was self-reported and confirmed with biological testing from hair, urine, and saliva samples.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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His jowls had dragged ropes of drool.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The evidence is irrefutable — a pile of drool atop a drenched spot on your pillow.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When the news came that a horse had scratched, a great stir rose, and several of the groomsmen who were sitting in the stalls with their horse wards scurried to start their brisk brushing to get the pine shavings off and used their jute sacks to spit-shine the coats slick.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The younger Pearl does not stalk the sideline drenched in sweat, veins bulging from his neck and spittle flying at every questionable call.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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This surgical mask is my disguise and my means of shielding myself from covid spittle.—
Cora Frazier,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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