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Synonyms for drool

Most common

tommy-rot bologna bosh tosh drivel

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

1. Slobber — to secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food

slobber, saliva, slaver, dribble, slabber

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Saliva trickling from the mouth.

  2. v. 1

    To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

Related words

Word family
drooler drooly

Forms

Plural
drools → twaddles, baloneys, toshes, bolognas…
Past participle
drooled
e.g. drooled → slobbered, salivaed, slavered, dribbled…

Example sentences

  • bologna "Can I ask you where you're from?" "From Bologna."
  • bosh He said only one word: "Bosh!"
  • tosh Whoever came out with that tosh is an absolute eejit.
  • drivel Such drivel. And to top it off, you believe her?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
droolrising
bolognarising
boshfalling
toshrising
drivelrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
spit1, tosh1, bosh1
5 letters
fudge1
6 letters
saliva3, drivel2, humbug2, slaver, piffle
7 letters
rubbish2, bologna3, dribble2, baloney3, slobber2, spittle2, twaddle2, slabber
8 letters
salivate3
10 letters
bilgewater, taradiddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saliva3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
bave
Italiano
bava
Español
baba
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