drool
verbenomattesté dans les dialogues
- Écosse//dɹʉl//
- //dɹuːl//
To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
verbe
- 1
To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
- 2
To secrete any substance in a similar way.
The alien beast drooled slime.
- 3
figuréTo react to something with uncontrollable desire.
That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!
- 4
To talk nonsense; drivel.
Étymologie
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”).
nom
- 1
Saliva trickling from the mouth.
- 2
Stupid talk.
Formes
- pluriel
- drools
- passé
- drooled
- participe passé
- drooled
- participe présent
- drooling
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- 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.