drool

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to let saliva drip from the... slobber dribble salivate slaver drivel

Word family

Derived forms drooling

Related forms drivel dribble

Etymology

An alteration (contraction) of 'drivel', from Old English 'dreflian' ('to dribble, slobber'); first attested in the early 19th century.

dreflian Old English

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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