drool
verb /druːl/
/druːl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they drool | /druːl/ /druːl/ |
| he / she / it drools | /druːlz/ /druːlz/ |
| past simple drooled | /druːld/ /druːld/ |
| past participle drooled | /druːld/ /druːld/ |
| -ing form drooling | /ˈdruːlɪŋ/ /ˈdruːlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to let saliva (= liquid) come out of your mouth synonym dribble
- The dog was drooling at the mouth.
- Babies drool a lot when they are teething.
- [intransitive] drool (over somebody/something) (disapproving) to show in a silly or exaggerated way that you want or admire somebody/something very much
- teenagers drooling over photos of movie stars
Word Originearly 19th cent.: contraction of drivel.