drool C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /drul/ UK /druːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to let saliva drip from the mouth; to show excessive admiration The dog began to drool at the smell of roasting meat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to let saliva drip from the... slobberdribblesalivateslaverdrivel Word family Derived forms drooling Related forms driveldribble Etymology AI details An alteration (contraction) of 'drivel', from Old English 'dreflian' ('to dribble, slobber'); first attested in the early 19th century. dreflian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # drool **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /drul/ **IPA (UK):** /druːl/ ## Meanings 1. to let saliva drip from the mouth; to show excessive admiration ## Examples - The dog began to drool at the smell of roasting meat. ## Synonyms - slobber - dribble - salivate - slaver - drivel ## Derived Forms - drooling ## Related Forms - drivel - dribble ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dreflian ## Etymology An alteration (contraction) of 'drivel', from Old English 'dreflian' ('to dribble, slobber'); first attested in the early 19th century. ## AI Etymology Drool has this etymological history: An alteration (contraction) of 'drivel', from Old English 'dreflian' ('to dribble, slobber'); first attested in the early 19th century. The etymological trail includes Old English dreflian. As a verb, drool means to let saliva drip from the mouth; to show excessive admiration. The same family is visible in derived forms such as drooling and related forms such as drivel and dribble. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown