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as in nuts
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the only thing more pathetic than the pop psychologist who gushed such drool was the public that lapped it up
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as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
the baby left a puddle of drool on my shirt
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
stop drooling, slow down, and take a deep breath, because I can't understand you
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Recent Examples of drool
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top'
Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
The most-common ones include vomiting; diarrhea; lethargy; loss of appetite; drooling; tremors or seizures; difficulty breathing; and pale gums.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
No drool icicles hanging from his mouth and his body shook with excitement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top'
Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
Pay attention for signs of distress: panting, drooling, a high heart rate, dry nose, lethargy, or even vomiting, staggering or seizures.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
The most-common ones include vomiting; diarrhea; lethargy; loss of appetite; drooling; tremors or seizures; difficulty breathing; and pale gums.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drool
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Waldinger, the fourth steward of the Harvard study, was moved by the consistency of his own research and the work that preceded him — the thousands of questionnaires, saliva samples, genetic analyses, cholesterol reports, dental records, I.Q. tests, wide-ranging interviews and brain scans.—
Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Typically, traces of THC will remain in your saliva for up to 24 hours.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Did Roger Waters actually spit on your face at the final stop of the Animals tour in 1977?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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She even, no joke, at one point, spits on the stage and licks it back up.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a statement in March, Rascal Flatts singer Gary LeVox raved about working with Backstreet Boys and other artists on the duets project.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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Scouts raved about his physical, 6-foot-5 frame and his 98 mph fastball.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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There are no talking heads, just a succession of fleeting landscape images, overlaid with chattering voices and text, set to a thrumming soundtrack.—
Mustafah Abdulaziz,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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This ranges from the everyday meowing and purring; to yowling to indicate distress; chattering when spotting prey outside of its reach; and chirping to communicate with kittens, according to PetMD.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Everyone will be there — except Lydia, who Joseph dispatches on a nonsense errand to D.C.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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The sequel has more glamour, more trouble and maybe a bit too much nonsense 1 Comments The first Simple Favor, from 2018, was a playful, shallow mystery most notable for casting the lovely, languid Blake Lively as a cynical, devious clothes horse named Emily Nelson.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Other teams should be salivating at the chance to acquire Antetokounmpo.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The crispy chicken dumplings, tuna crispy rice, and wagyu beef are all worth salivating over.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Apr. 2025
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Many commenters gushed about the sweet gesture, manifesting a partner who does something similar.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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Despite Johnson’s inexperience at the position, his technique is impeccable, Harbaugh gushed.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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“Drool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drool. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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