DROOL
What does "DROOL" mean?
To let saliva run from the mouth, often from hunger or longing.
Meanings
- To let saliva drip or run uncontrollably from the mouth. The teething baby drooled all over the clean shirt.
- To show excessive, often greedy admiration or desire for something. Car fanatics drooled over the new prototype at the show. informal
- Saliva that has run from the mouth; spittle. There was a patch of drool on the pillow where the dog had slept. informal
Word origin
An American English variant of 'drivel', from Old English 'dreflian' meaning to slobber or run at the nose; the spelling shifted to 'drool' in the 19th century.
Remember it
Two O's in DROOL look like two drops of spit about to fall from the mouth.
A little poem
The bulldog dreams of bones it cannot reach,
and wakes to find it watered half the beach.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the napkin follow the toddler everywhere? It knew there'd be a steady drool of business.
What it teaches
Longing announces itself before you do; watch what you water with your wanting.
Quick facts
What does DROOL mean?
To let saliva run from the mouth, often from hunger or longing.
Is DROOL a valid word?
Yes — DROOL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DROOL?
DROOL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DROOL come from?
An American English variant of 'drivel', from Old English 'dreflian' meaning to slobber or run at the nose; the spelling shifted to 'drool' in the 19th century.
What can DROOL teach us?
Longing announces itself before you do; watch what you water with your wanting.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.