1
as in spitting
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth
the dog drooled when we put the steak down on the floor
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2
as in raving
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
middle-aged men drooling over a starlet half their age
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3
as in chatting
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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as in slobbering
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Recent Examples of drooling
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drooling
Verb
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That heated game ended in a post-match brawl that included Inter Miami players and a Seattle staff member throwing punches and Miami forward Luis Suarez spitting on a Sounders security official.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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They might be asked to try to prompt the chatbot into spitting out a wrong or toxic response.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Thrill seekers love Dollywood’s soaring roller coasters (and its iconic cinnamon bread worth raving about), while the area's plethora of dinner shows, zip lines soaring over the Smokies, and even its full-scale Titanic replica draw families year after year.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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Multi-Styler, which our editors reviewed in its earlier form and couldn’t stop raving about.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The next generation For the original Bridge Crew, what worked was the camaraderie, the teamwork, and the feeling of chatting in the ready room with your friends about how to do the next mission.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a statement to USA TODAY, Discord disputed statements that the messages were sent on the chatting platform.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Twice in the past two years, buyout firms have circled Macy’s, attracted not so much to its long-term potential as a business but downright salivating over the real estate its stores occupy.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The arm, the release, the feet, the IQ, left college coaches — and college general managers — salivating.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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With five blades sandwiched between two moisturizing bars, this razor speeds up the entire process (no fussing around with shaving cream), nourishing dry skin and making nicks a rare occurrence.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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This was the mid 1980s and tandem skydiving hadn’t been popularized yet, so his father, Roger, adjusted accordingly by stuffing carpet padding into the leg pads to stop him from fussing.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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This obviously includes scoring a reservation at Oreade, where Bacciottini turns to the land and tradition for the menu—and enjoying quiet mornings where breakfast looks out to Tuscany’s famous rolling hills, with birds and cicadas chattering in the background.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Dead Julian topples over her, slavering jaws snapping.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Hun Manet’s gushing reception of Anutin given the nadir bilateral relations had just reached has raised a lot of eyebrows—not least given his father’s leaking of a phone call with Anutin’s predecessor was instrumental to her dismissal.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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While other massive stars in the region may not yet be gushing quite so violently, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile found another dense stellar core that could be in an earlier stage of construction, according to the researchers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Drooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drooling. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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