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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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  • But the ocean spits her back out.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • Ndiweni raves about how well prepared Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe and his staff were before the game.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Luckel raves about how thick the pillow is, which plenty of reviewers on Amazon corroborate.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Then a leak above the family’s apartment opens a giant hole in the ceiling, and water gushes through.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The songwriter frequently gushes about being a grandmother on social media and in interviews.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • Opting for a retailer that actively shouts out Latine brands is another way to go.
    Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Time Out rightly shouts out Isseido Booksellers, a two-story treasure trove of antique books.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • And can Justin Herbert rev up an offense that sputters in the red zone while likely missing LT Joe Alt to an ankle injury?
    Greg Cote October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But where Cinema Slasher shines, Chilling Chambers sputters.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • One of the three new global ambassadors for BOSS Bottled Beyond, Maluma chats behind-the-scenes of shooting the new campaign with Bradley Cooper and Vinicius Júnior.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Below, Dev Hynes chats with Billboard about how his new Blood Orange record came together, and how aging and nostalgia inspired his rawest album yet.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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  • Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • But when a murder rattles a nearby town, Gregory must hop on the case, which reveals darker elements of his own mind too.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Later, on her way out, Benson runs into Kathryn Tynan, the new chief of detectives, who is effusive with compliments in a way that rattles Liv just a little.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Drools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drools. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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