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[drool] / drul /






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Half an hour later, I woke up with a little drool seeping from the corner of my mouth.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

If the thought of watching Kardashian face off with the Emmy-winning actor who played Marcia Clark in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” makes you drool a little, dry those gums.

From Salon Nov. 6, 2025

Castles, volcanoes and yurts — oh my — whiz past at a clip that would make a dice-roller drool.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2023

She tearfully recounted one particular incident in which he was so upset she "almost expected drool to be coming out of his mouth" and knew something was "terribly wrong".

From BBC Mar. 27, 2023

It felt funny on his tongue and made him drool a bit.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

They gawk at an ice-cream monster who drools soft-serve from his gooey fangs.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2024

It changed the feel of the game as it pertained to one of the most awesome forces ever to hit the sport: the Alabama receiver laboratory, routine supplier of NFL drools and draft choices.

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 2022

Jin, 46, has cerebral palsy and frequently drools.

From Slate May 18, 2021

I was looking over No. 16 to see if Russell was going to come behind him, like no way is this kid THE Russell Wilson everyone drools over.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 6, 2013

She is beautiful and everything she does is adorable, including the way she drools.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

I coughed over the sink, hardly able to get a breath, until I gagged and drooled into the drain.

From Slate Jun. 13, 2026

I drooled a little watching Machado and Mark take bites of the face-sized empanadas, which were perfectly golden brown, bubbly in the right spots and oozy, not greasy.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2023

If you have drooled over the TV version of Sidney Chambers, the crime-solving English vicar on PBS’ “Grantchester,” you may be surprised by the books they’re based on.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2020

Baird in mop-up duty that drooled in with 21.8 seconds left.

From Seattle Times Mar. 28, 2019

He almost drooled at this pig, but walked on.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

"So although it might be food very near to them and they might be drooling, they actually can't pounce on to them."

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

We barely touched the hors d’oeuvres while drooling over the cars.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

“I’m drooling all the time because my mouth is not straight,” he said, and shook his head, disappointed.

From Slate Jan. 27, 2026

After three hellish days in a drooling, Dramamine-induced coma, I failed my check ride.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

The drooling was a habit Penelope was slowing training him out of; for now she was relieved Lady Constance seemed not to notice, as she was still prattling away.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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