drool

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/dɹuːl/Northern Ireland, Scotland/dɹʉl/

verb

To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

“The alien beast drooled slime.”

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Meanings

verbdrool (third-person singular simple present drools, present participle drooling, simple past and past participle drooled)

present singular third person drools · participle present drooling · participle past drooled · past drooled

  1. ambitransitiveTo secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

    Synonyms: slaver, slobber, dribble

  2. ambitransitiveTo secrete any substance in a similar way.

    The alien beast drooled slime.

  3. figurativelyinformalintransitiveTo react to something with uncontrollable desire.

    That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!

  4. To talk nonsense; drivel.
noundrool (usually uncountable, plural drools)

plural drools

  1. uncountableusuallySaliva trickling from the mouth.
  2. colloquialuncountableusuallyStupid talk.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

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slaverslobberdribble

More synonyms by meaning

nounpretentious or silly talk or writing

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baloneyboloneybilgewaterboshhumbugtaradiddletarradiddletommyrottoshtwaddle
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nonsensebunknonsensicality

nounsaliva spilling from the mouth

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dribbledrivelslobber
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salivaspitspittle

verbbe envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

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salivate
Broader
covet

verblet saliva drivel from the mouth

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drivelslabberslaverslobberdribble
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salivate
Also see
baloneybilgewaterboshdribbledrivelhumbugsalivasalivateslabberslaverslobbertarradiddletommyrottoshtwaddle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From 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”).

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Translations

Afrikaans kwyl
  • kwylto secrete saliva
Arabic أَسَالَ لُعَابًا, هَذَى
  • أَسَالَ لُعَابًا (ʔasāla luʕāban)to secrete saliva
  • هَذَى (haḏā)to talk nonsense
Basque lerde
  • lerdesaliva
Bulgarian лигавя се, текат ми лигите
  • лигавя се (ligavja se)to secrete saliva
  • текат ми лигите (tekat mi ligite)to secrete saliva
  • говоря глупости (govorja gluposti)to talk nonsense
  • лиги (ligi)saliva
Catalan salivar
  • salivarto secrete saliva
Chinese Cantonese 流口水
  • 流口水 (lau⁴ hau² seoi²)to secrete saliva
Chinese Mandarin 流口水, 口水
  • 流口水 (liú kǒushuǐ)to secrete saliva
  • 口水 (kǒushuǐ)saliva
Czech slintat, žvanit
  • slintatto secrete saliva
  • žvanitto talk nonsense
Danish savle, savl
  • savleto secrete saliva
  • savlsaliva
Dutch kwijlen
  • kwijlento secrete saliva
Esperanto salivi, bavo
  • salivito secrete saliva
  • bavosaliva
Finnish kuolata, höpistä
  • kuolatato secrete saliva
  • höpistäto talk nonsense
  • kuolasaliva
French saliver, baver
  • saliverto secrete saliva
  • baverto secrete saliva
  • bavesaliva
German sabbern, geifern
  • sabbernto secrete saliva
  • geifernto secrete saliva
  • Quatsch redento talk nonsense
  • Scheiße redento talk nonsense
  • dumm schwätzento talk nonsense
  • Sabbersaliva
  • Geifersaliva
  • Gesabberesaliva
  • Spuckesaliva
  • Speichelsaliva
Greek σαλιάζω
  • σαλιάζω (saliázo)to secrete saliva
Hebrew הזיל ריר
  • הזיל ריר (hizíl rir)to secrete saliva
Hungarian nyáladzik, csorog a nyála
  • nyáladzikto secrete saliva
  • csorog a nyálato secrete saliva
  • csorgatja a nyálátto secrete saliva
  • zagyválto talk nonsense
Icelandic slefa
  • slefato secrete saliva
Indonesian mengiler
  • mengilerto secrete saliva
Italian sbavare, salivare
  • sbavareto secrete saliva
  • salivareto secrete saliva
  • schiumareto secrete saliva
  • sproloquiareto talk nonsense
  • cianciareto talk nonsense
  • blaterareto talk nonsense
  • parlare a vanverato talk nonsense
  • bavasaliva
  • sputosaliva
Japanese 涎, 唾
  • 涎 (yodare)saliva
  • 唾 (tsuba)saliva
Latvian siekaļot, siekaļoties
  • siekaļotto secrete saliva
  • siekaļotiesto secrete saliva
Māori hāwareware
  • hāwarewareto secrete saliva
Norwegian sikle
  • sikleto secrete saliva
Polish ślinić się
  • ślinić sięto secrete saliva
Portuguese salivar, babar
  • salivarto secrete saliva
  • babarto secrete saliva
  • falar merdato talk nonsense
  • babasaliva
Romanian saliva, bale
  • salivato secrete saliva
  • balesaliva
Russian пуска́ть слюну́, слюня́вить
  • пуска́ть слюну́ (puskátʹ sljunú)to secrete saliva
  • слюня́вить (sljunjávitʹ)to secrete saliva
  • наслюня́вить (nasljunjávitʹ)to secrete saliva
  • заслюня́вить (zasljunjávitʹ)to secrete saliva
  • говори́ть глу́пости (govorítʹ glúposti)to talk nonsense
  • поро́ть чушь (porótʹ čušʹ)to talk nonsense
  • слю́ни (sljúni)saliva
Slovak slintať
  • slintaťto secrete saliva
Spanish babear, salivar
  • babearto secrete saliva
  • salivarto secrete saliva
  • babosearto secrete saliva
  • ensalivarto secrete saliva
  • hacérsele la boca aguato secrete saliva
  • hacérsele la boca un aguato secrete saliva
  • hacérsele agua la bocato secrete saliva
  • babearto react to something with uncontrollable desire
  • caérsele la babato react to something with uncontrollable desire
  • hablar disparatesto talk nonsense
  • hablar tonteríasto talk nonsense
  • babasaliva
Swedish dregla, dregel
  • dreglato secrete saliva
  • dregelsaliva

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with drool

schoolrulecoolpoolfueljewelboolcruelstoolPoolemuleemulespoolKabulThuleyuletulleEwelljoulebuhlshulrefueluncoolboule
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Sounds the same

drawl (fool–fall merger)drawl (fool–fall merger)

Anagrams

loordORDLO
Cite this entry
APA

drool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drool

MLA

“drool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drool.

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