drool
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drool
- /dɹuːl/
- /dɹʉl/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Sounds like drawl (fool–fall merger) · Rhymes with -uːl
Where it comes from
From earlier drule, apparently a corruption of drivel (compare snool from snivel). Compare also Middle English drullen (“to stagger, drool”), Dutch druilen (“to be listless, snooze”).
verb drools · drooling · drooled
noun drools
- Saliva trickling from the mouth.
- Stupid talk.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: slaver, slobber, slabber, bosh, drivel, tommyrot, twaddle, tarradiddle, boloney, baloney, humbug, taradiddle, bilgewater, tosh, dribble, salivate
Translations
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verb to secrete saliva
| Español | babear, salivar, babosear, ensalivar, hacérsele la boca agua, hacérsele la boca un agua |
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| 中文 | 流口水 liú kǒushuǐ |
| Português | salivar, babar |
| Français | saliver, baver |
| Deutsch | sabbern, geifern |
| Italiano | sbavare, salivare, schiumare |
| Ελληνικά | σαλιάζω saliázo |
| Română | saliva |
| Русский | пуска́ть слюну́ puskátʹ sljunú, слюня́вить sljunjávitʹ, наслюня́вить nasljunjávitʹ, заслюня́вить zasljunjávitʹ |
| العربية | أَسَالَ لُعَابًا ʔasāla luʕāban |
| עברית | הזיל ריר hizíl rir |
verb to react to something with uncontrollable desire
| Español | babear, caérsele la baba |
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verb to talk nonsense
| Español | hablar disparates, hablar tonterías |
|---|---|
| Português | falar merda |
| Deutsch | Quatsch reden, Scheiße reden, dumm schwätzen |
| Italiano | sproloquiare, cianciare, blaterare, parlare a vanvera |
| Русский | говори́ть глу́пости govorítʹ glúposti, поро́ть чушь porótʹ čušʹ |
| العربية | هَذَى haḏā |
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title = {drool},
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