drool

1 of 2

verb

drooled; drooling; drools

intransitive verb

1
a
: to secrete saliva in anticipation of food
The dog hears the bell and begins to drool.
b
: to let saliva dribble from the mouth : drivel sense 2
a drooling baby
2
: to make an effusive show of pleasure or often envious or covetous appreciation
drooling over their new car
3
: to talk nonsense

transitive verb

: to express sentimentally or effusively

drool

2 of 2

noun

1
: saliva trickling from the mouth
wipe the drool from his chin
2

Examples of drool in a Sentence

Verb the dog drooled when we put the steak down on the floor middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age Noun He wiped the drool from the baby's face. the only thing more pathetic than the pop psychologist who gushed such drool was the public that lapped it up
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Verb
Common symptoms of a rapid squirrel include walking in circles, falling over, drooling, aggression, and seizures and muscle spasms, Critter Control reports. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 And Terry's pitch-perfect execution had her followers drooling. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video. Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024 The quick clip shows an angry and feral Xenomorph with dark sharp teeth and lips dripping with drool. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drool 

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

perhaps alteration of drivel

First Known Use

Verb

1802, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of drool was in 1802

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Cite this Entry

“Drool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drool. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

drool

verb
ˈdrül
1
: to water at the mouth
2
: to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth : drivel

Medical Definition

drool

intransitive verb
1
: to secrete saliva in anticipation of food
2
: to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth
side effects included drowsiness and drooling
drool noun

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