Synonyms of drool

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noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nuts
• nonsense
• garbage
• stupidity
• rubbish
• blah
• silliness
• muck
• trash
• insanity
• rot
• beans
• craziness
• bunk
• jazz
• blither
• fudge
• foolishness
• falderal
• blah-blah
• madness
• guff
• boloney
• twaddle
• bull
• fiddle
• poppycock
• hogwash
• bilge
• buncombe
• fiddlesticks
• punk
• malarky
• baloney
• blather
• claptrap
• balderdash
• piffle
• hooey
• drivel
• tosh
• applesauce
• humbuggery
• blatherskite
• flapdoodle
• tommyrot
• crock
• trumpery
• absurdity
• hokum
• blarney
• codswallop
• bosh
• bunkum
• crapola
• malarkey
• tarradiddle
• absurdness
• hokeypokey
• folly
• taradiddle
• flannel
• folderol
• idiocy
• fiddle-faddle
• senselessness
• nerts
• moonshine
• slush
• horsefeathers
• humbug
• imbecility
• inanity
• hoodoo
• tomfoolery
• kookiness
• inaneness
• foolery
• lunacy
• asininity
• greek
• fatuity
• gas
• witlessness
• hot air
• monkey business
• hoity-toity
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• rigmarole
• rigamarole
• double-talk
• hocus-pocus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• judgment
• horse sense
• sensibleness
• judgement
• reasonability
• wisdom
• levelheadedness
• discernment

2

as in saliva

the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands

the baby left a puddle of drool on my shirt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saliva
• spit
• spittle
• foam
• slobber
• slaver
• froth
• salivation
• sputum
• expectoration

drool

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verb

ˈdrül 

1

as in to spit

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth

the dog drooled when we put the steak down on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spit
• salivate
• slobber
• water
• dribble
• slaver
• foam
• drivel
• froth
• expectorate
• sputter
• splutter

2

as in to rave

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm

middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rave
• gush
• fuss
• slobber
• enthuse
• rhapsodize
• effuse
• fawn
• dote (on)
• emote

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatter
• chat
• babble
• sputter
• gibber
• shout
• prattle
• gabble
• mutter
• rattle
• stutter
• shriek
• jabber
• drivel
• mumble
• mouth
• blabber
• bumble
• smatter
• jaw
• blither
• troll
• blather
• screech
• stammer
• yack
• prate
• yak
• gab
• murmur
• bleat
• patter
• run on
• tittle-tattle
• jangle
• chunter
• maunder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pronounce
• articulate
• enunciate

Examples of drool in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In some cases, a drool rash can be caused by teething. —Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 15 July 2024

Leo sat expectantly with drool dripping out of the corner of his mouth. —Kevin Farron, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023

Verb

The signs of heat stroke in pets include excessive panting or drooling, inflamed gums, glassy eyes, collapse, vomiting and seizures. —Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024

She’s pulled a white utility cart between us; it’s filled with enough crafting materials to make an elementary-school teacher drool with envy. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024