drooled

verb

past tense of drool
1
as in 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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2
as in raved
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age

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3
as in chatted
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly stop drooling, slow down, and take a deep breath, because I can't understand you

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Recent Examples of drooled Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital. — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026 Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 For years, college coaches and NBA scouts have drooled over the potential of Stokes, a likely 2027 lottery pick. — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drooled
  1. spit
  2. raved
  3. chatted
  4. salivated
  5. gushed
  6. chattered
  7. slobbered
  8. fussed
Verb
  • One of them apparently hooked the fish, but the shark spat out the bait, according to Kohanchi’s account of events in the video.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When most of us think about edible seeds, our minds usually jump to chia seeds stirred into smoothies or overnight oats, pumpkin seeds roasted after carving jack-o'-lanterns each fall, or sunflower seeds chewed and spit out at a baseball game.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spit
Verb
  • After Jagger's video went viral, fans raved over the octogenarian's skills in the comments section of his post.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Coaches and teammates have raved this month about the fact that Mahomes looks, well, like Mahomes.
    — Sam McDowell August 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of raved
Verb
  • Co-showrunners Lyle, Nickerson, and Jonathan Lisco chatted about this possibility with EW following the finale.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Others chatted among themselves, wondering who knew Dominguez.
    — Matthew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • The SummerSlam Night 2 main event started with a long staredown and some trash talk between Reigns and Rollins as fans salivated.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Lewis Collection, amassed by British businessman Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne (who was sitting in the front as Sotheby’s), was always going to be salivated over by buyers, whatever the market conditions.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
Definition of salivated
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  • Two days after Bieniemy’s return, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce gushed over his offensive coordinator while speaking with the media.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Over the years, Mark has gushed about being a dad, and even bringing his kids along to major sets and events.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of gushed
Verb
  • Around the family, people shared takeout dinners, swung on hammocks and chattered.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • The youthful musicians chattered away like creatures of the Transylvanian night.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of chattered
Verb
  • Same circus animals that slobbered all over perp walks of Stone, Navarro, Bannon… MSNBC has no facts and no audience.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
Definition of slobbered
Verb
  • The crime went unsolved for many years, prompting Mason to start making this movie in the early 2000s, and the immediate conclusion to jump to is that the LAPD maybe wasn’t too fussed about it.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Dunst doesn’t get fussed about that sort of thing.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025
Definition of fussed

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