drool
Saliva trickling from the mouthSaliva trickling from the mouth.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Translations
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Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Saliva trickling from the mouth.
Sabber, Geifer, Gesabbere
слю́ниsljúni
saliva spilling from the mouth
(colloquial, uncountable, usually)Stupid talk.
Origin
From earlier drule, apparently a corruption of drivel (compare snool from snivel). CompareFrom 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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Forms
plural: drools| Singular | drool |
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uncountable
Synonyms
13 synonyms- pretentious or silly talk or writing:baloneyboloneybilgewaterboshhumbugtaradiddletarradiddletommyrot
- saliva spilling from the mouth:dribbledrivelslobber
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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