drool
verb (used without object)
to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
was drooling
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past progressiveof drool.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He called 911 as his wife was drooling, lying on her side and having trouble breathing, the video showed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
“It was drooling and being very aggressive towards people and it was wobbly, unstable on its legs,” Kimberlee Beckmen, a Fish and Game wildlife veterinarian told the Anchorage Daily News.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
She seemed kind of zoned out, and she was drooling.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
She said when she awoke she was drooling, and her clothes were askew.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2015
For all she knew, she was drooling as badly as Percy did when he slept.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
