drool
verb (used without object)
to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
are drooling
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present progressiveof drool.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq, chief executive officer of Acciona S.A., a Spanish energy, water and infrastructure firm, said investors are "drooling" at the prospect of putting money into high-growth environments like Ethiopia.
From Reuters ● May 24, 2017
American critics are drooling over the new movie about Michelle and Barack Obama’s first date.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2016
Remember, these are the same people over whose arrival in Inglewood and Carson we are drooling.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2015
Foreign studios are drooling at the prospect of gaining more access to the booming Chinese film market, whose ticket sales rose by over a third last year to $2.7 billion.
From Economist ● Sep. 26, 2013
What about the movies--weren't you watching The Graduate at the same age that these kids are drooling their brains away over Scream XXVI?
From Time Magazine Archive
