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make your mouth water
USUK
to make you feel hungry because food looks or smells so good
'Water' is a verb here. The adjective is 'mouth-watering': 'a mouth-watering menu'.
In context
The smell of grilled pork from the street stall made my mouth water.
Just looking at photos of my mum's pho makes my mouth water.
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