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drool

[ drool ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
  2. to show excessive pleasure or anticipation of pleasure.
  3. to talk foolishly.


noun

  1. saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.

drool

/ druːl /

verb

  1. introften foll byover to show excessive enthusiasm (for) or pleasure (in); gloat (over)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. another word for drivel drivel drivel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drool1

1795–1805; variant of driule, itself variant of drivel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drool1

C19: probably alteration of drivel
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Example Sentences

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.

So people will drool at handsome photos of him in BuzzFeed posts.

My friends all seemed to drool over churlish boy-band types.

Add social media to a collection of pictures of finely honed muscles and you have a drool-worthy match in made in heaven.

Having an enormous kitchen that would make even the most pampered chefs drool helped.

On Friday, Verizon Wireless began selling the Motorola Droid, the most drool-worthy Android phone to date.

Everybody does go batty that's high-brow and studies and all that drool.

I've heard Taylor drool about his pet guest—lady in black, strangled in attic by jealous husband.

Stewards, three days out, are not in the habit of falling in love with their charges (Maundering and Drool notwithstanding).

He did not drool his words, hanging one with doubtful hesitation upon another, but blew them out like a mouthful of smoke.

Well, give me madmen who drool spittle, and foam at the mouth, and shriek obscene blasphemies.

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