drool

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɹuːl/

Verb

drool (drools, present participle drooling; past and past participle drooled)

1. (ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
2. (ambitransitive) To secrete any substance in a similar way.

   The alien beast drooled slime.

3. (intransitive, informal, figurative) To react to something with uncontrollable desire.

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

4. To talk nonsense; drivel.

Synonyms

• (emit saliva) slaver, slobber, drivel

Translations

• French: saliver, baver
• German: sabbern, geifern
• Italian: sbavare, salivare, schiumare
• Portuguese: salivar
• Russian: пуска́ть слюна
• Spanish: babear, salivar, babosear

Translations

• German: Quatsch reden, Scheiße reden, dumm schwätzen
• Italian: sproloquiare, cianciare, blaterare, parlare a vanvera
• Portuguese: falar merda
• Russian: говори́ть глупость
• Spanish: hablar disparates, hablar tonterías

Noun

drool (uncountable)

1. Saliva trickling from the mouth.
2. (colloquial) Stupid talk.

Translations

• French: bave
• German: Sabber, Geifer, Gesabbere, Spucke, Speichel
• Italian: bava, sputo
• Portuguese: baba
• Russian: слю́ни
• Spanish: baba

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