drool

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/ drul /

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verb (used without object)

to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.

to show excessive pleasure or anticipation of pleasure.

to talk foolishly.

noun

saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.

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Origin of drool

1795–1805; variant of driule, itself variant of drivel

Words nearby drool

dronklap, dronkverdriet, droob, drook, drookit, drool, drooly, droop, droop nose, droopy, drop

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How to use drool in a sentence

It’s basically a long flexible arm that increases your chucking power—plus it grips the slimy ball for you, so you don’t have to touch a bunch of drool.
What to give your very good dog this holiday season|Sara Chodosh|November 17, 2021|Popular-Science
So people will drool at handsome photos of him in BuzzFeed posts.
‘Graceland’ Star Aaron Tveit Is TV’s Next Big Heartthrob|Kevin Fallon|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My friends all seemed to drool over churlish boy-band types.
Sugar Daddy Dating Sites: Helen Croydon on Her Guilty Fantasy|Helen Croydon|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Add social media to a collection of pictures of finely honed muscles and you have a drool-worthy match in made in heaven.
The Olympics or Soft Porn? Female, Gay Fans Gawking at Male Athletes|Tricia Romano|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Having an enormous kitchen that would make even the most pampered chefs drool helped.
A Hollywood Host Takes on QVC|Nicole LaPorte|November 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
On Friday, Verizon Wireless began selling the Motorola Droid, the most drool-worthy Android phone to date.
Google's Drool-Worthy Smartphone Software|Nicholas Ciarelli|November 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Everybody does go batty that's high-brow and studies and all that drool.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
I've heard Taylor drool about his pet guest—lady in black, strangled in attic by jealous husband.
The Gray Mask|Wadsworth Camp
Stewards, three days out, are not in the habit of falling in love with their charges (Maundering and Drool notwithstanding).
The Voice in the Fog|Harold MacGrath
He did not drool his words, hanging one with doubtful hesitation upon another, but blew them out like a mouthful of smoke.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
Well, give me madmen who drool spittle, and foam at the mouth, and shriek obscene blasphemies.
He Walked Around the Horses|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for drool

drool

/ (druːl) /

verb

(intr often foll by over) to show excessive enthusiasm (for) or pleasure (in); gloat (over)

verb, noun

another word for drivel (def. 1), drivel (def. 2), drivel (def. 4)

Word Origin for drool

C19: probably alteration of drivel

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