Basic+ Word of the Day: drool

drool (noun, verb) past tense: drooled

Drool is saliva running down from someone’s mouth.

• Put a towel on your shoulder when you hold the baby so you don't get drool on your clothes.
• The dentist wiped the drool off Bob's chin.

Drool also means ‘to water at the mouth.’

• When my dog drools she usually has a stomach ache.
• The old man drools when he sleeps.

Common uses

drool over: show anticipation of pleasure. Example: “Felicia’s husband was drooling over the women at the beach.”

In pop culture

Watch Homer Simpson drool. What do you think he is thinking about?

There are other meanings of drool.