drools 1 of 2

plural of drool
as in salivas
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands the baby left a puddle of drool on my shirt

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drools

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verb

present tense third-person singular of drool
1
as in spits
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 raves
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age

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Noun
  • The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • My mom raves about Vuori loungewear, and there’s currently a pair of the brand’s airy, feather-soft wide-leg pants on sale for 25 percent off.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Aemond raves about his horrible older brother who spent their youth tormenting him.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • The teller babbles compulsively about past robberies, spilling details in a rush.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
  • Esperanza speaks Spanish in a phone interview with NPR, while her 9-month-old baby coos and babbles in the background.
    Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The pig slobbers mud on my right leg as Grace jaunts away.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Meyers, an almost parodic vision of an old soul, gushes praise in unfashionably complete sentences.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace.
    Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
  • In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Five-month-old Ladoo fusses in a hammock made from an old scarf.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Drools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drools. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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