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

His jowls had dragged ropes of drool. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

The evidence is irrefutable — a pile of drool atop a drenched spot on your pillow. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026

Verb

The most common culprit of drooling during sleep is simple mouth-breathing, said Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience and biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Typically, the consequence of a sunny Open Championship is firm and fast playing conditions that make golf fans drool. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 July 2026