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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• judgment
• horse sense
• sensibleness
• 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
• shout
• gibber
• prattle
• gabble
• mutter
• rattle
• stutter
• shriek
• jabber
• drivel
• mumble
• mouth
• blabber
• bumble
• smatter
• jaw
• blither
• troll
• blather
• screech
• stammer
• prate
• yak
• gab
• murmur
• bleat
• patter
• run on
• tittle-tattle
• jangle
• chunter
• maunder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pronounce
• articulate
• enunciate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drool

Noun

In one image—a favorite of mine—a man lies on an expanse of sand, cradling a smiling child, whose drool is pooling on the man’s shirtless chest. —Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025

Le Creuset Signature Loaf Pan From sweet, rich pound cakes to savory, drool-worthy lasagnas, this signature Le Creuset pan does it all. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2025

Verb

Chewing on the bulbs can cause severe vomiting and diarrhea, profuse drooling and burns to the mouth. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026

Coconut lovers, prepare to drool. —Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026