Meaning & use
drool
To let saliva flow from the mouth, or, informally, to show excessive desire for something.
See it in a sentence
The puppy started to drool the moment it smelled the bacon cooking.
Car enthusiasts were practically drooling over the vintage sports car at the show.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense of drooling with desire is common in casual speech about food, gadgets, or anything else people find very tempting.
Words with a similar meaning
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