drooled; drooling; drools
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
3
: to talk nonsense
: to express sentimentally or effusively
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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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Panting, drooling, rapid heart rate and pale gums also point to the condition, and the dog may position its body in a downward-facing pose.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The signs of a dog that is overheating include unusually excess panting and rapid breathing, drooling, lethargy or disorientation, and if their gums are bright red.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Panting, drooling, rapid heart rate and pale gums also point to the condition, and the dog may position its body in a downward-facing pose.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
Start with the dragon and its bizarre dog-like face, exaggerated fangs and dripping drool.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Drool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drool. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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drool
intransitive verb1
: 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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