drool

[ drool ]

/ 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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of drool

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

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Examples from the Web for drool

So people will drool at handsome photos of him in BuzzFeed posts.
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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
He passed his light over to Alan, who took it, unmindful of the drool on the handle.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
She constantly held saliva in her mouth, though she did not often drool.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch

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
The unfamiliar wetness at the corners of his mouth was drool.
The Dictator|Milton Lesser
Everybody does go batty that's high-brow and studies and all that drool.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock

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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