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as in nuts
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the only thing more pathetic than the pop psychologist who gushed such drool was the public that lapped it up
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as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
the baby left a puddle of drool on my shirt
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
stop drooling, slow down, and take a deep breath, because I can't understand you
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Recent Examples of drool
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top'
Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Now, fans can mark their calendars and start drooling over the flavors.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
No drool icicles hanging from his mouth and his body shook with excitement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top'
Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
In the painting Meaningless, 2003, for example, the words meaningless, senseless, and irrelevant eventually give way to blather, blabber, babble, then to drivel and drool, and, finally, to blah-blah-blah.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Now, fans can mark their calendars and start drooling over the flavors.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drool
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chewing sugar-free gum: This stimulates saliva production without further damaging teeth.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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The test, according to World Boxing, can be conducted via nasal or mouth swab, saliva, or blood.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Several of the individuals then spit on the flag or sprayed flammable liquid to continue the blaze before a second flag was added to the fire.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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For example, the GFS could spit out a prediction for a US hurricane landfall about 10 days from now, only to have that chance completely disappear as the forecast date draws closer.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Pacino’s The Ritual — which opened in theaters on Friday — has critics not raving, but ripping the celebrated actor’s exorcism film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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But what really stands out is the fabric—it’s made from 100 percent polyester microfiber that’s brushed on both sides, giving it that buttery-soft feel shoppers can’t stop raving about.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Just read a copy of this silly book, and if anyone is curious for a review from someone who lived it first-hand: this book is political fairy smut for the permanent, professional chattering class.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2025
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The moms chattered and laughed and sang, while the birds made a croaking sound.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But water as the power source for a vehicle is nonsense.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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But the idea of an algorithm, which is as prone to generate nonsense as anything lucid, representing a deceased person’s thoughts or behaviors seems terrifying.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The film’s imminent cult following, already salivating over images of Skarsgard in full biker leathers, likely thank them too.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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The edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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In an interview with PEOPLE in January 2022, Lowe gushed about his wife of nearly 30 years.—
Grace Gavilanes,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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In an interview with Seventeen, Mason Thames gushed about working with his whole entire cast.—
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13 June 2025
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“Drool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drool. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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