drool
verb (used without object)
to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
have been drooling
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present perfect progressiveof drool.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But how, exactly, are the data encoded by this magnificent instrument translated into the gorgeous, twinkling images we have been drooling over since July?
From Scientific American ● Dec. 14, 2022
Rodgers used so many different options other NFL quarterbacks must have been drooling.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2013
Networks have been drooling over the possibility of landing an exclusive interview with Ms. Knox.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2012
"Our paleontologists have been drooling over it," Whitus said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2011
The citizens of the Capitol have been drooling over him ever since.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
