drool

drool  (drl)

v. drooled, drool·ing, drools

v.intr.

1. To let saliva run from the mouth; drivel.

2. Informal To make an extravagant show of appreciation or desire.

3. Informal To talk nonsense.

v.tr.

To let run from the mouth.

n.

1. Saliva.

2. Informal Senseless talk; drivel.

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[Perhaps alteration of drivel.]

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drool [druːl]

vb

(intr; often foll by over) to show excessive enthusiasm (for) or pleasure (in); gloat (over)

vb & n

another word for drivel [1] [2] [4]

[probably alteration of drivel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drool - pretentious or silly talk or writing baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
	2.	drool - saliva spilling from the mouth slobber, dribble, drivel saliva, spittle, spit - a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
Verb	1.	drool - be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated" salivate covet - wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
	2.	drool - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" drivel, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal" drool over, slobber over - envy without restraint

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drool

verb

1. dribble, drivel, salivate, slaver, slobber, water at the mouth The dog was drooling on my shoulder

2. (often with over) gloat over, pet, gush, make much of, rave about (informal), dote on, slobber over Fashion editors drooled over every item.

Translations

drool [druːl] VI (= slobber) → babear
she drooled over the kittens/her grandchildren (fig) → se le caía la baba con los gatitos/sus nietos

drool [ˈdruːl] vi

(= dribble) → baver

(fig) to drool over sb/sth → baver d'admiration devant qn/qch, être en extase devant qn/qch

drool

vi → sabbern; (animal) → geifern

drool [druːl] vi (baby) → sbavare
to drool over sb/sth (fig) → andare in estasi per qn/qc

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drool [druːl] vi (baby) → sbavare
to drool over sb/sth (fig) → andare in estasi per qn/qc