babble foolishly; slobber, drivel, dribble
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Drooling Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Drool
Noun
1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
(synonym) baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
(hypernym) nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
2. saliva spilling from the mouth
(synonym) dribble, drivel, slobber
(hypernym) saliva, spit, spittle
(derivation) drivel, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble
Verb
1. be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated"
(synonym) salivate
(hypernym) covet
2. let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
(synonym) drivel, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble
(hypernym) salivate
(see-also) drool over, slobber over
(derivation) dribble, drivel, slobber
Drooling Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Drooling (also known as driveling, dribbling, slobbering, or, in a medical context, ptyalism) is when saliva flows outside the mouth. Drooling is generally caused by excess production of saliva, inability to retain saliva within the mouth, or problems with swallowing.
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