Drool

//dɹuːl// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Saliva trickling from the mouth. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    saliva spilling from the mouth wordnet
  3. 3
    Stupid talk. colloquial, uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    pretentious or silly talk or writing wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food. ambitransitive
  2. 2
    let saliva drivel from the mouth wordnet
  3. 3
    To secrete any substance in a similar way. ambitransitive

    "The alien beast drooled slime."

  4. 4
    be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something wordnet
  5. 5
    To react to something with uncontrollable desire. figuratively, informal, intransitive

    "That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!"

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  1. 6
    To talk nonsense; drivel.

Synonyms

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drivelsalivatebaloneysalivaslaverslaver

Example

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"Whenever the school bell rang, Ivan would stare into space and drool. Several failed exorcisms later, his parents realized that he was the reincarnation of one of Pavlov's dogs."

Etymology

From earlier drule, apparently a corruption of drivel (compare snool from snivel). Compare also Middle English drullen (“to stagger, drool”), Dutch druilen (“to be listless, snooze”).

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