drool
verb/druːl/
/druːl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they drool | /druːl/ /druːl/ |
| he / she / it drools | /druːlz/ /druːlz/ |
| past simple drooled | /druːld/ /druːld/ |
| past participle drooled | /druːld/ /druːld/ |
| -ing form drooling | /ˈdruːlɪŋ/ /ˈdruːlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to let saliva (= liquid) come out of your mouth
垂涎；淌口水 - The dog was drooling at the mouth.
狗嘴里淌着口水。 - Babies drool a lot when they are teething.
宝宝长牙的时候爱流口水。
- The dog was drooling at the mouth.
- [intransitive] drool (over somebody/something) (disapproving) to show in a silly or exaggerated way that you want or admire somebody/something very much
（对…）垂涎欲滴，过分痴迷 - teenagers drooling over photos of movie stars
对电影明星照片如痴如醉的青少年
- teenagers drooling over photos of movie stars
Word Originearly 19th cent.: contraction of drivel.