drool

(Engels)

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
2. (ambitransitive) To secrete any substance in a similar way.
3. (figuratively, informal, intransitive) To react to something with uncontrollable desire.
4. To talk nonsense; drivel.

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Saliva trickling from the mouth.
2. (colloquial, uncountable, usually) Stupid talk.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɹuːl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Middle English: drullen

Verwante met Nederlands: druilen

In summary

From earlier drule, apparently a corruption of drivel (compare snool from snivel). Compare also Middle English drullen (“to stagger, drool”), Dutch druilen (“to be listless, snooze”).

Sinonieme

slobber

dribble

drivel

salivate

saliva

slaver

twaddle

spittle

boloney

tarradiddle

spit

baloney

taradiddle

slabber

piffle

balderdash

stuff

tommyrot

tosh

bosh

humbug

bilgewater

hot air

litter

lust

maunder

mucus

mumbo jumbo

nonsense

pap

prattle

rave

rigamarole

rot

rubbish

saver

schlock

secrete

sleaze

slime

splutter

sputter

trash

trickle

trumpery

yearn

blatherskite

stuff and nonsense

water at the mouth

Irish bull

Vertalings

baver

bave

baba

babear

bava

sbavare

Geifer

saliva

saliver

Speichel

sabbern

baba

Sabber

saliva

biascicare