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hypersalivate

verb

  1. excessively watering at the mouth
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: From hyper- + salivate.

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

    Patients may hypersalivate and be doubly incontinent.

    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.