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drool

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verb

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

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as in to rave
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drool
Noun
Since Lorde’s drool hit the grid, loogies have been everywhere but inside our mouths. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025 West Coast drools: H100 rental pricing is very stable in the United States, but there’s a persistent East Coast advantage. IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2025
Verb
Disneyland’s culinary and bakery teams have created a feast for our Instagram feeds that will make our followers drool and instantly want to book a reservation for the parks. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025 Boise loves you, too, Cuppy, based on the online reviews drooling over the customizable cups. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for drool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drool
Noun
  • Almonds and walnuts are healthy tree nuts that offer a variety of nutrients, including healthy fats, protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Fill a vase with nuts or rocks and insert the branch.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • New testing tools, like saliva swabs and eye-tracking, are being developed, but are not yet ready for application in real-life scenarios.
    Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • While saliva is your best friend during a blow job, there’s a more ladylike way to perform without spitting.
    Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Spit hits the fans, draws hefty fine Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter is paying a hefty price for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the NFL season opener.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Before the Eagles’ first defensive snap of the season, Jalen Carter spat on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One Amazon shopper raved about the bag’s thoughtful design that’s large enough to fit even full-size containers.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The panel raved about the ‘Gold Dust Twins,’ rookies Fred Lynn and Jim Rice, both absent from the event.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The data also added to chatter about whether a jumbo, half-percentage-point cut could be on the table in September — a conversation Jim Cramer feels is justified.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
  • After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every four years, we are told that this is the most important election in history, which is a lot of errant nonsense.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gabriel Arias followed, with flashes of wizardry in the field and opposite-field power that makes scouts salivate, but with inconsistency that makes scouts gray.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Twice in the past two years, buyout firms have circled Macy’s, attracted not so much to its long-term potential as a business but downright salivating over the real estate its stores occupy.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While other massive stars in the region may not yet be gushing quite so violently, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile found another dense stellar core that could be in an earlier stage of construction, according to the researchers.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • With a few locations across the city, OZO cafés are the type of place where baristas regularly gush about how much their rotating single-origin espresso tastes of strawberries or papaya.
    Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Drool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drool. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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