English edit

Etymology edit

hyper- +‎ salivate

Verb edit

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

  1. To produce significantly more than the normal amount of saliva.
    • 2007, Joseph E. Parrillo, R. Phillip Dellinger, Critical Care Medicine, →ISBN:
      Patients may hypersalivate and be doubly incontinent.
    • 2012, Spencer Baron, Secrets of the Game, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2013, Jane E. Sykes, Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases, →ISBN, page 529:
      Over the subsequent 12 to 18 hours, Jenny became anxious after she was fed canned food and began to retch and hypersalivate.