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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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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
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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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.
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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.
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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.
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drooled
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Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
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After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
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Union has raved about the casual chain on social media.
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The Royals have raved about Avila’s stuff since signing him as an international free agent in 2018.
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He was seated next to Fight Club co-star Edward Norton as the pair chatted over beers to watch the big game.
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In 2023, Hartzman and Dabice chatted about their friendship, life on the road, and more in a joint interview for the Talkhouse Podcast.
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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.
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However, in the aftermath of Maduro’s capture, Trump has repeatedly salivated over Venezuela’s rich oil reserves amid discussions about the country’s future.
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Another group gushed over the performances of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford, all of whom scored for England.
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Elsewhere, in the story published Tuesday, Holland gushed about how the couple supported each other behind the camera.
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Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly.
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The two lovebirds chattered on happily about the book.
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Same circus animals that slobbered all over perp walks of Stone, Navarro, Bannon… MSNBC has no facts and no audience.
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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.
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Dunst doesn’t get fussed about that sort of thing.
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“Drooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drooled. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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