drool

American  

[drool] / drul /

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.

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noun

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

drool British  

/ druːl /

verb

1. to show excessive enthusiasm (for) or pleasure (in); gloat (over)

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verb

1. another word for drivel drivel drivel

Etymology

Origin of drool

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

Explanation

The dampness that forms in your mouth when you smell something delicious is drool. When it actually drips from your mouth, you drool. The official term for drool is saliva. Babies drool, dogs drool — we all drool sometimes. Sometimes people drool (or salivate) because of problems with their salivary glands. You might drool when you skip breakfast and your friend offers you a warm, homemade cinnamon roll. The word comes from drivel, which today means "speak nonsense," but originally had the sense of "to slobber or run at the nose."

Example Sentences

After Stuckless confronted Weinstein, and was ushered out, Amber Rollo – a comedian who performs in a band called Boys Drool with Bachman – approached the producer as well.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2019

Drool through downtown, which smells of pizza and waffle cones.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2019

So for instance, if the baby drools, we’ll take turns riffing, calling her: Drooly Andrews, Drool Carey, Drooliana Margulies, Drool Barrymore, Ja-Drool, Droolius Caesar, etc.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2018

No doubt, the Tibetans were waiting for Doctors Voom, Vroom, Doon and Drool to show up.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2016

Drool has dried along one of my cheeks.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Related Words

• salivate