salivate
verbUK /ˈsælɪveɪt/
US /ˈsæləveɪt/
To make spit in your mouth, especially when you see or smell food.
The dog began to salivate when it smelled the meat cooking.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To produce too much saliva because of illness or medicine.
The medication made him salivate more than usual.
3. To show strong excitement or eagerness about something.
Fans salivated over the news of a new season.
4. In biology, to release saliva from the salivary glands.
Salivary glands salivate in response to the taste of food.