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verb (used without object)
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.
noun
4.
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
Origin:
1795–1805;
variant of
driule,
itself variant of
drivel
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World English Dictionary
drool
(druːl)
—
vb
(often foll by
over
)
1.
to show excessive enthusiasm (for) or pleasure (in); gloat (over)
—
vb
, —
n
2.
drivel
drivel
another word for
drivel
[C19: probably alteration of
drivel
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
drool
1802, apparently dial. variant or contraction of
drivel
. Related: Drooled; drooling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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