drool

🇺🇸 /druːl/ 🇬🇧 /druːl/
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intransitive verb
R

to let saliva flow out of your mouth, often because you are hungry or excited about something

The puppy drooled as it watched the treat being prepared.

R

to show that you really like or want something, often in an exaggerated way

The kids were drooling over the new video game.

translation

vi. to let saliva flow out of your mouth, often because you are hungry or excited about something; to show that you really like or want something, often in an exaggerated way

Word Forms

3rd Present drools
Past drooled
Perfect drooled
Progressive drooling

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