drooling
present participle ofdrool
drool
verb[I]
uk/druːl/us/druːl/toallowsaliva(=liquidin themouth)toflowout ofyourmouth:
Thedoglaydrooling on themat.
I drooled all over mypillow.
Synonym
slobberdisapproving
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- discharge
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leak
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
- waterborne
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
Phrasal verb
drool oversomeone/something
Examplesofdrooling
drooling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Particularly, excessivedroolingcoupled with impaired downward gaze may contribute to the so-called 'sloppy tie/shirt' sign.
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He was almostdroolingas he said it, as though holding a cleaver in one hand and a microwave in the other.
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We aredroolingaway in conventional grooves of thought about life and what life is about.
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They aredroolingat the thought of enfranchisement.
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There was a certain amount ofdroolingalso about small businesses, and that ended by pushing them right out of business.
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One cannot talk about world government in one breath and then startdroolingabout the need to preserve national sovereignty in the next.
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I said then that some people would talk about world government in one breath and then startdroolingabout the need to preserve national sovereignty in the next.
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Common side effects include extreme constipation, bed-wetting, night-timedrooling, muscle stiffness, sedation, tremors, orthostatic hypotension, hyperglycemia, and weight gain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Common symptoms includedroolingor dribbling, mood changes, irritability or crankiness, and swollen gums.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soon after, the victim will then have difficulty breathing and will experience nausea anddrooling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This syndrome features simple focal seizures that involve facial muscles and frequently causedrooling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Side effects may include vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy,drooling, or uncoordination.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Take the packaging, or, as mydroolingsister-in-law calls it, gift wrapping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He appears to take after his father, once coming in first place in a babydroolingcontest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hypersalivation can contribute todroolingif there is an inability to keep the mouth closed or in difficulty in swallowing the excess saliva.
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