drool

¹drool

verb \ˈdrül\

Definition of DROOL

intransitive verb

1

a : to secrete saliva in anticipation of food b : drivel 1

2

: to make an effusive show of pleasure or often envious or covetous appreciation

3

: to talk nonsense

transitive verb

: to express sentimentally or effusively

Examples of DROOL

1. <the dog drooled when we put the steak down on the floor>
2. <middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age>

Origin of DROOL

perhaps alteration of drivel

First Known Use: 1802

Related to DROOL

Synonyms: dribble, drivel, salivate, slaver, slobber

Related Words: water; expectorate, spit; foam, froth, splutter; sputter

Near Antonyms: articulate, enunciate, pronounce

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Rhymes with DROOL

boule, boulle, cool, fool, fuel, ghoul, gul, mewl, mule, pool, Poole, pul, pule, rule, school, spool, stool, tool, tulle, yule