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make your mouth water make (one's) mouth water1. To cause one to salivate or feel hungry. Just the thought of having a big seafood dinner tonight makes my mouth water. The smell of the burgers on the grill made Jake's mouth water.2. By extension, to cause one to feel happy or excited, usually with anticipation. A business opportunity like that is enough to make anyone's mouth water!See also: make, mouth, watermake your mouth water 1. If food or the smell of food makes your mouth water, it looks or smells delicious and makes you want to eat. The fragrant steam from the pot made his mouth water. It still makes my mouth water when I think of those pies. Note: People also use the much more frequent adjective mouth-watering to mean the same thing. Turn to page 25 for more mouth-watering recipes. This is the best place to sample mouth-watering local dishes.2. If something makes your mouth water, it is very attractive or appealing to you. These were plants to make an amateur gardener's mouth water. The zoo's site in Regent's Park would make any developer's mouth water. Note: People also use the much more frequent adjective mouth-watering to mean the same thing. The perks that go with the governorship are mouth-watering.See also: make, mouth, water |