drool
(noun, verb)
past tense: drooled
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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.
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