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drool

drool

38 1.7
Wet saliva that comes out of the mouth without meaning to
  • noun
  • /druːl/
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  • During the car ride, the excited dog watched out the window, with drool slipping from his mouth.

And we showed it to him and you could almost see the drool going down his chin.

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Examples

  • And we showed it to him and you could almost see the drool going down his chin.

  • - You got a little drool on your lip there, buddy.

  • Is that a little bit of drool?

  • You want me to give you a cup to catch her drool?

  • Paul was a mouth breather and usually left drool on my shoulder.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A thin line of drool ran out of Ellie's mouth.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • We could get 'em some baby apple sauce and maybe a drool bib for that one.

  • His eyes became metallic, and drool poured out of the sides of his mouth.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • His gloves turned slippery with drool; he couldn't get a grip.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Badginski turned his head, drool covering his lower lip and spilling down his chin.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

saliva
vsdrool
72 1.3

A clear, watery liquid in the mouth that makes food wet and starts digestion

is the specific spilling form of that liquid, usually unintentional
spit
vsdrool
57 1.0

A small amount of liquid from the mouth

refers to unintentional dribbling rather than deliberate forceful expulsion
spittle
vsdrool
8 6.0

A liquid that comes out of the mouth

is specifically about saliva that dribbles or spills slowly
slobber
vsdrool
6 3.7

Saliva that drips from the mouth, often when excited or unable to control it

is unintentional too but does not stress excitement
dribble
vsdrool
4 3.1

A small slow flow of liquid in drops

focuses on spilling broadly rather than a slow drop by drop flow
drivel
vsdrool
8.8

Liquid from the mouth that comes out by accident

has identical meaning but is the more familiar form

Idioms

Want food so much that you cannot stop your mouth from filling with saliva

Compounds

drool bucket
  • Informal
1 9.6

Something very tasty that makes people's mouths water, or a creature that lets liquid run from its mouth

How Much

spit
57 1.0
drool
38 1.7
moisture
107 1.0

Surface Forms

drool singular
drools plural

Etymology

Drool looks and sounds like drop or drip, words for a slow fall of liquid, so drool means 'saliva that dribbles or spills from the mouth'.