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💧 To let saliva flow 💧 Saliva 🤤 To desire strongly
to drool

to drool

46 6.3
To want something very much and show it on your face
  • verb
  • /druːl/
  • Informal
: babear por
  • National Public Radio and Slate are drooling over the new work of short fiction.

There are all sorts of ways to do this, but make him drool is a recognized meme.

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Examples

  • His face turned so mad I thought he was going to drool at the mouth.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Researchers in academia always drool over the resources and money available in industry.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • And by looking at, I mean, drooling over, oh, it's so beautiful.

  • And here I was drooling over this... man.

    Bit (2019)

  • With moves like yours... ...you must have all the ladies drooling at your feet.

    Happy Feet (2006)

  • I mean, I am drooling over the recipes in this book.

  • OK so this book I've just been like drooling over this book for the past couple months.

  • - You're obviously drooling over the brunette.

    Koko (2021)

  • "The plans are on the money," drawled Latham, drooling over the Cosmos model.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Whenever I see the latest smartphone model, I can't help but drool over its sleek design.

Synonyms

to slobber
vsto drool
  • Informal
22 4.8

To let saliva run from the mouth in a messy way or to show strong desire

expresses strong eager desire clearly but without literal mess
to drool over
vsto drool
  • Informal
14 6.8

To look at someone or something while wanting to have it very much

shows strong desire in general rather than only by looking
to salivate
vsto drool
  • Informal
11 6.1

To feel very eager or excited about something

is an obvious outward display of eager desire rather than internal feeling
to thirst
vsto drool
8 5.2

To have a strong wish for something

expresses desire in an obvious, exaggerated physical way rather than solely figurative

Antonyms

indifference
71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

disinterest
5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

Idioms

to couldn't help but drool
  • Informal
7.4

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

Phrasal Verbs

to drool over
  • Informal
14 6.8

To look at someone or something while wanting to have it very much

to point-and-drool
  • Slang
9.9

Look at something you want and show strong desire openly

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 Eager

to yearn
92 4.9
to drool
  • Informal
46 6.3
to want
∞ 1.0
to like
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

drool infinitive
drooled past
drooled past participle
drooling present participle
drools third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the informal use of drool is to imagine someone staring at a delicious cake until their mouth waters; just like real drool, this shows strong desire, so to drool over something is 'to show strong desire'.