drool

drool

verb

Definition of DROOL

1

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth <the dog drooled when we put the steak down on the floor>

Synonyms dribble, drivel, salivate, slaver, slobber

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

2

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm <middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age>

Synonyms drool, effuse, enthuse, fuss, rave, rhapsodize, slobber

Related Words dote (on), fawn; emote

3

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly <stop drooling, slow down, and take a deep breath, because I can't understand you>

Synonyms bumble, chat, chatter, drivel, drool, gabble, gibber, jabber, prattle, sputter

Related Words blabber, blather, bleat, blither, gab, jangle, jaw, patter, prate, rattle, run on, smatter, tittle-tattle, troll, yak (also yack); chunter [British], maunder, mouth, mumble, murmur, mutter; stammer, stutter; screech, shout, shriek

Near Antonyms articulate, enunciate, pronounce