/dɹuːl/, /dɹʉl/
OriginFrom earlier drule, apparently a corruption of drivel (compare snool from snivel). Compare also Middle English drullen (“to stagger, drool”), Dutch druilen (“to be listless, snooze”).
- ambitransitiveTo secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
- ambitransitiveTo secrete any substance in a similar way.
“The alien beast drooled slime.”
- figuratively, informal, intransitiveTo react to something with uncontrollable desire.
“That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!”
- To talk nonsense; drivel.
- uncountable, usuallySaliva trickling from the mouth.
- colloquial, uncountable, usuallyStupid talk.
Formsdrools(present, singular, third-person) · drooling(participle, present) · drooled(participle, past) · drooled(past) · drools(plural)