drool
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 5
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Definition of drool
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (ambitransitive)To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
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verb
- (ambitransitive)To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
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(ambitransitive)To secrete any substance in a similar way.
“The alien beast drooled slime.”
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(figuratively, informal, intransitive)To react to something with uncontrollable desire.
“That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!”
- To talk nonsense; drivel.
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Saliva trickling from the mouth.
- (colloquial, uncountable, usually)Stupid talk.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From earlier drule, apparently a corruption of drivel (compare snool from snivel). Compare also Middle English drullen (“to stagger, drool”), Dutch druilen (“to be listless, snooze”).
Words you can make from drool
17 playable · top: DOLOR (6 pts)
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