drool
verbnounattested in dialogue
- Scotland//dɹʉl//
- //dɹuːl//
To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
verb
- 1
To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
- 2
To secrete any substance in a similar way.
The alien beast drooled slime.
- 3
figurativeTo react to something with uncontrollable desire.
That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!
- 4
To talk nonsense; drivel.
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”).
noun
- 1
Saliva trickling from the mouth.
- 2
Stupid talk.
Forms
- plural
- drools
- past tense
- drooled
- past participle
- drooled
- present participle
- drooling
- third person singular
- drools
droid · A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance…drone · A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole…Drone · A surname.
drool · To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
drooling · Salivation.drop · A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own…dropped · allowed to drop or fall.