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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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Recent Examples of drool
Noun
No drool icicles hanging from his mouth and his body shook with excitement. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video. Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
Pay attention for signs of distress: panting, drooling, a high heart rate, dry nose, lethargy, or even vomiting, staggering or seizures. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 The most-common ones include vomiting; diarrhea; lethargy; loss of appetite; drooling; tremors or seizures; difficulty breathing; and pale gums. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drool
Noun
  • Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Waldinger, the fourth steward of the Harvard study, was moved by the consistency of his own research and the work that preceded him — the thousands of questionnaires, saliva samples, genetic analyses, cholesterol reports, dental records, I.Q. tests, wide-ranging interviews and brain scans.
    Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Typically, traces of THC will remain in your saliva for up to 24 hours.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Standing stoically amid the screaming, spitting, scrapping miners is a security robot.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
  • For ages 3-6—after which kids can typically rinse with water and spit out the paste—a slightly larger pea-sized dollop suffices.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • In a statement in March, Rascal Flatts singer Gary LeVox raved about working with Backstreet Boys and other artists on the duets project.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
  • Scouts raved about his physical, 6-foot-5 frame and his 98 mph fastball.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The chattering motion involved the lower beak snapping about 12 times per second.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
  • Amid the chattering crowds and drum beats, a boy chased his father around the corner of the plaza.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Everyone will be there — except Lydia, who Joseph dispatches on a nonsense errand to D.C.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2025
  • The sequel has more glamour, more trouble and maybe a bit too much nonsense 1 Comments The first Simple Favor, from 2018, was a playful, shallow mystery most notable for casting the lovely, languid Blake Lively as a cynical, devious clothes horse named Emily Nelson.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Other teams should be salivating at the chance to acquire Antetokounmpo.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • The crispy chicken dumplings, tuna crispy rice, and wagyu beef are all worth salivating over.
    Essence, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Many commenters gushed about the sweet gesture, manifesting a partner who does something similar.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 11 May 2025
  • Despite Johnson’s inexperience at the position, his technique is impeccable, Harbaugh gushed.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025

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“Drool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drool. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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