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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
Francesca Perry, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
At one point, Pancho is filmed getting a bath in the sink, likely to wash off the drool from his oversized pals.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Beyond the cottages, architecture lovers will drool over Lake Worth Beach’s concentration of Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, Mission, and Spanish Colonial styles.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In a world saturated with drool-inducing social media pictures, how things look tends to take priority when crafting the ideal home.
—Francesca Perry, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
At one point, Pancho is filmed getting a bath in the sink, likely to wash off the drool from his oversized pals.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Duff wrote alongside a drooling-face emoji.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Beyond the cottages, architecture lovers will drool over Lake Worth Beach’s concentration of Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, Mission, and Spanish Colonial styles.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drool
Noun
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Fresh fruit and maple syrup add natural sweetness, while a small amount of nuts or seeds provides crunch and satiety without the sugar overload.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
15 Feb. 2026
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But just as there’s a difference between depicting chaos and depicting chaotically, there’s a difference between presenting theatergoers with a realistic image of mental illness and driving an audience nuts.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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In saliva samples from 628 adults, researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi found that people living with obesity host a distinct oral microbiome, one that differs not just in species, but in what those microbes are actively doing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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Burning Mouth On the list of surprising symptoms of menopause, the loss in estrogen results in less saliva production and a drier mouth.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Armed soldiers patrolled in droves, spreading hate and fear everywhere, blindfolding children, pointing guns, gawking, spitting, laughing at us like animals in the zoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Now, Riyadh hosts music concerts, desert raves, and a store where non-Muslims earning more than $159,000 a year are allowed to buy alcohol.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The coaching staff raved about his ability to compete at a high level.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Despite the teeth-chattering weather, a crush formed outside (SUB)MERCER, a discreet club tucked beneath The Mercer Hotel in SoHo, with everyone vying for a nod from the bouncer or publicist Sasha Sheehan.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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He’s best known at this point either for playing the clownish Jack on Will & Grace or for being the relatively serious one of the three celebrity chatters on his podcast, Smartless.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the jumble of words coming out of Harper’s mouth is nonsense.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Aside from how much human assistance the AIs had, the vast bulk of the submissions appear to be a lot of very convincing nonsense.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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But few, apart from salivating tech company executives, are particularly keen on the idea.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
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The talented Czech goalies are practically salivating at the opportunity.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The garlic bread is presented as a glistening round of spelt schiacciata gushing with butter, garlic and parsley.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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More than 200 million gallons of wastewater gushed into the 383-mile-long river, while state and national authorities argue over cleanup.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Drool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drool. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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