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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We barely touched the hors d’oeuvres while drooling over the cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 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

"Swollen face, a fever, lameness, drooling and crusting of the nostrils - if you do come across any of those clinical signs ring the department immediately and we will investigate."

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

After three hellish days in a drooling, Dramamine-induced coma, I failed my check ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

It smelled wonderful too, and as Anya struggled to keep herself from openly drooling over the food, she found herself realizing they might be celebrating something she had intruded upon.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack