drooling

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/ˈdɹuːlɪŋ/

noun

Salivation.

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Meanings

noundrooling (plural droolings)

plural droolings

  1. Salivation.

    Pavlov referred to these premature droolings as “psychic” secretions, and he began to study why they occurred, in part to avoid future contamination of his digestion experiments.

    2013, James Nairne, Psychology, page 209
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of drool

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
salivation

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with drooling

coolingrulingschoolingpoolingfoolingsuling
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Cite this entry
APA

drooling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drooling

MLA

“drooling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drooling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drooling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drooling.

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