drool
Americanverb (used without object)
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to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
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to show excessive pleasure or anticipation of pleasure.
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to talk foolishly.
noun
verb
verb
Etymology
Origin of drool
1795–1805; variant of driule, itself variant of drivel
Example Sentences
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I had sausage fingers, I could barely see, I was drooling out of fat lips, and my butt was lopsided.
From Literature
I listen now to some commentators drooling over substitutions that change games, and what a genius the manager was to make those changes.
From BBC
For the first time, Danny realized that the Moon Witch had one bare foot, and her silver slipper was covered in Orion’s drool.
From Literature
Now, a school of goldfish could go swimming in the pool of drool that dog makes while he’s sleeping.
From Literature
We barely touched the hors d’oeuvres while drooling over the cars.
From Los Angeles Times
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