- present participle of drool.
drooling
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
“Ernest Lawrence and Luis Alvarez in here drooling over same. Is this all we have to offer?”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
