hypersalivate

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verb

To produce significantly more than the normal amount of saliva.

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Meanings

verbhypersalivate (third-person singular simple present hypersalivates, present participle hypersalivating, simple past and past participle hypersalivated)

present singular third person hypersalivates · participle present hypersalivating · participle past hypersalivated · past hypersalivated

  1. To produce significantly more than the normal amount of saliva.

    Patients may hypersalivate and be doubly incontinent.

    2007, Joseph E. Parrillo, R. Phillip Dellinger, Critical Care Medicine, →ISBN
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    As he painfully tried to shovel those leafy greens down his throat before attempting some amazing feat of radical strength, he would hypersalivate, his nostrils would flare, and his eyes would water as he tried not to vomit.

    2012, Spencer Baron, Secrets of the Game, →ISBN

    Over the subsequent 12 to 18 hours, Jenny became anxious after she was fed canned food and began to retch and hypersalivate.

    2013, Jane E. Sykes, Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases, →ISBN, page 529

Origin

From hyper- + salivate.

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APA

hypersalivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersalivate

MLA

“hypersalivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersalivate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypersalivate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersalivate.

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