Synonyms of drooling

drooling 1 of 2

adjective

as in slobbering

Related Words

• slobbering
• slavering
• oily
• sickening
• gushy
• soapy
• oleaginous
• hagiographic
• cloying
• unctuous
• gushing
• uninhibited
• adulatory
• effusive
• hypocritical
• mushy
• fulsome
• unreserved
• demonstrative
• sanctimonious
• unrestrained
• insincere
• feigned
• backhanded
• ingratiating
• winning
• copious
• endearing
• profuse
• two-faced
• artificial
• mealymouthed
• disarming
• abundant
• extravagant
• lavish
• left-handed
• winsome

Dissimilar Words

• earnest
• unaffected
• genuine
• true
• sincere
• honest
• ingenuous
• heartfelt
• artless
• unpretentious
• unfeigned
• unpretending

drooling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of drool

1

as in spitting

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

• spitting
• salivating
• slavering
• slobbering
• watering
• dribbling
• foaming
• driveling
• frothing
• sputtering
• spluttering
• expectorating

2

as in raving

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm

middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raving
• fussing
• gushing
• slobbering
• rhapsodizing
• fawning
• enthusing
• effusing
• doting (on)
• emoting

3

as in chatting

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

• chatting
• chattering
• shouting
• gibbering
• babbling
• jabbering
• prattling
• sputtering
• muttering
• gabbling
• rattling
• shrieking
• driveling
• stuttering
• mumbling
• bumbling
• blathering
• blabbering
• screeching
• trolling
• blithering
• gabbing
• yakking
• stammering
• murmuring
• prating
• mouthing
• bleating
• pattering
• jawing
• jangling
• tittle-tattling
• smattering
• running on
• chuntering
• maundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• articulating
• pronouncing
• enunciating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drooling

Verb

While drooling during sleep can conjure scary thoughts of a health problem, experts say the habit is nothing to worry about — though there are still certain signs to watch for. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

If your pet is vomiting, drooling, showing weakness or having trouble swallowing or breathing, head directly to a veterinary hospital. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

The clearest early warning is heavy, frantic panting when a dog has not been exercising, along with drooling, red or dark gums, weakness or vomiting. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Isaacs said the symptoms of heat stress or heat stroke include excessive panting, drooling, vomiting, seizures or collapse. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 1 July 2026

This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over. — Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 June 2026

This pitching matchup will have the purists drooling. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

In the other room, Kayda is entertaining Bryce and Zach, who are openly drooling, and the scene could not look more like Challengers if Zendaya were playing Kayda. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 4 June 2026