I. ˈdrül verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of drivel
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to secrete saliva in anticipation of food : water at the mouth
three hungry men … drooled at the thought of fresh chops — G.G.Carter
b. : to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth : slaver
most babies begin to drool at about four months — Louise Zabriskie
2. : to make a profuse display of pleasure or delight : show enthusiasm
a work for the ages, one that nature-lovers have drooled over since 1925 — Alfred Stefferud
3. : to talk nonsense : speak in a pointless manner : drivel
I won't keep on drooling on this same old subject — E.A.Robinson
especially : to fill up allotted time on a radio or television program with improvised and trivial talk or activity
transitive verb
1. : to let (saliva or some other substance) flow from the mouth
drooled his food and displayed other senile traits
2. : to utter or phrase unctuously or sentimentally
political candidates drooling reform measures and promises of a Utopian way of life
: perform with cloying sentimentality
every movie pianist drooled out its saccharine phrases — Irving Lowens
II. noun
( -s )
1. : saliva flowing from the mouth
2. : nonsense , drivel