drooling

VERB

drivel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

salivate

STRONG

dribble slaver slobber

WEAK

lick one's chops water at the mouth

VERB

salivate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

froth

STRONG

dribble drivel ooze run slabber slaver slobber spit water

WEAK

water at the mouth

VERB

desire, lust after

Synonyms

STRONG

enthuse fondle gush pet rave rhapsodize rhapsody spoil want

WEAK

dote on lick chops make much of slobber over

Example Sentences

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"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

“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

Movie theater trends might be shifting fast, but that means that going to the movies will always be a more interesting way to spend your time than sprawled out, drooling on the couch.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

Laleh was already out again, drooling on my hoodie.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram