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- [drool]
- /drul/
- /druːl/
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- [drool]
- /drul/
Definitions of drooling word
- verb without object drooling to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel. 1
- verb without object drooling to show excessive pleasure or anticipation of pleasure. 1
- noun drooling saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel. 1
- noun drooling Present participle of drool. 1
- verb without object drooling to talk foolishly. 0
- noun drooling The act of one who drools. 0
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Origin of drooling
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; variant of driule, itself variant of drivel
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Parts of speech for Drooling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drooling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
drooling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with drooling
- how to stop drooling?
- why is my cat drooling?
- how to stop drooling in my sleep?
- what does drooling mean?
- how to prevent drooling?
- why is my dog drooling a lot?
- why is my dog drooling?
- why is my dog drooling so much?
- what causes drooling?
- how to stop drooling at night?
- how to stop drooling when sleeping?
- how to stop drooling while sleeping?
- how to stop drooling during sleep?
- how to stop drooling in your sleep?
- when do babies stop drooling?
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