drool

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
  2. noun saliva spilling from the mouth
  3. verb be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

Etymology

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

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