drool

UK: /ˈdruːl/ US: /drul/ ,(dro̅o̅l)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

drool /drul/   v. 

1. to water at the mouth;
   salivate:
   [no object] The baby was drooling with his thumb in his mouth.
2. to show anticipation of pleasure: [~ + at + object]
   I was drooling at the thought of debating him.
   [~ + over + object]
   The staff was drooling over having a day off.

n. [uncountable]

3. saliva running down from one's mouth;
   drivel:
   blobs of drool at the baby's mouth.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

drool  (dro̅o̅l), v.i. 

1. to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food;
   salivate;
   drivel.
2. to show excessive pleasure or anticipation of pleasure.
3. to talk foolishly.

n. 

4. saliva running down from one's mouth;
   drivel.

• variant of driule, itself variant of drivel 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

drool / druːl/ verb

1. (intransitive) often followed by over: to show excessive enthusiasm (for) or pleasure (in); gloat (over)

verb , noun

1. another word for drivel1, ,

Etymology: 19th Century: probably alteration of drivel