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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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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as in babbles
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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The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.
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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.
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The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates.
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Amazon has deals on the exact brands the multi-hyphenate wears and raves about, plus pieces pulled straight from her playbook (cough, her Instagram, cough).
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Everyone around the Wolverines raves about the intensity and effort that Johnson brought to the court every day.
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The teller babbles compulsively about past robberies, spilling details in a rush.
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Esperanza speaks Spanish in a phone interview with NPR, while her 9-month-old baby coos and babbles in the background.
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The pig slobbers mud on my right leg as Grace jaunts away.
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Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine.
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Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade.
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If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?
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Sirens, horns, and shouts to evacuate rang out in the West Bottoms and along Southwest Boulevard all morning, but the speed of the flooding still caught everyone off guard.
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But for ordinary Americans, for those of us without fame, wealth, or connections, the machinery of justice often sputters.
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This will be a close game while the Eagles offense sputters against the Seahawks defense, and the offense hears a few boos in the second half.
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“Drools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drools. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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