verb · intransitive · rare

drool

drool · drools · drooled · drooling

пускать слюну, говорить глупости, слюнявить, пороть чушь

Scheiße reden, Quatsch reden, sabbern, geifern

To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of foodTo secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

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/dɹuːl/

» Your dog is drooling.

Meaning

4 senses

(ambitransitive)To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
sabbern, geifern
пуска́ть слюну́puskátʹ sljunú, слюня́витьsljunjávitʹ, наслюня́витьnasljunjávitʹ
(ambitransitive)To secrete any substance in a similar way.
The alien beast drooled slime.
(figuratively, informal, intransitive)To react to something with uncontrollable desire.
That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!
To talk nonsense; drivel.
Quatsch reden, Scheiße reden, dumm schwätzen
говори́ть глу́постиgovorítʹ glúposti, поро́ть чушьporótʹ čušʹ
let saliva drivel from the mouth

Examples

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Your dog is drooling.
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I am drooling like a dog.
deIch sabbere wie ein Hund.
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Mary is practically drooling over Tom.
ruМэри по Тому чуть не слюни пускает.
deMaria lechzt geradezu nach Tom.
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Mary was practically drooling over him.
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Tom was practically drooling over her.
deTom sabberte sie geradezu an.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to secrete saliva:

to talk nonsense:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to secrete saliva:

to talk nonsense:

Origin

From earlier drule, apparently a corruption of drivel (compare snool from snivel). Compare

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”).

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