drooling 1 of 2

present participle of drool

drooling

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drooling
Adjective
Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025 On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly. Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drooling
Verb
  • Cardi admitted to a verbal exchange but denied spitting on or scratching the woman as alleged.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Ugly images of Inter Miami star Luis Suarez grabbing a Seattle Sounders player by the neck and spitting on a Sounders security officer during a postgame brawl Sunday night were reminiscent of incidents earlier in his career that have stained his legacy.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, imagine a similar top with the capri trousers fashion editors and trendsetters can't stop raving about.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Goodreads users can't stop raving about these hot new books that will hit shelves this fall, so add them to your own TBR pile then join the conversation online.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ratajkowski appeared in the background of one photo, seemingly chatting with Butler.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The arm, the release, the feet, the IQ, left college coaches — and college general managers — salivating.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Swiss bankers may already be salivating.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This was the mid 1980s and tandem skydiving hadn’t been popularized yet, so his father, Roger, adjusted accordingly by stuffing carpet padding into the leg pads to stop him from fussing.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • This obviously includes scoring a reservation at Oreade, where Bacciottini turns to the land and tradition for the menu—and enjoying quiet mornings where breakfast looks out to Tuscany’s famous rolling hills, with birds and cicadas chattering in the background.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dead Julian topples over her, slavering jaws snapping.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
    Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That evening, after gushing about the hotel clerk, her mom jokingly told her to stop talking about him or do something about it.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Huge waves pound central provinces Eyewitnesses described huge waves gushing through streets in the coastal regions, according to Reuters, as roofs collapsed and homes were flooded.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Drooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drooling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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