drooled

Mouth watered visibly

Drooled is the past tense of drool—to let saliva flow from the mouth.

Babies drool, as do sleeping adults with mouths agape: He woke up and realized he'd drooled on the pillow.

Figuratively, to drool over something is to desire it intensely: She drooled over the vintage car in the showroom.

involuntary

saliva

Mouth's digestive secretion

reflex · glandular · automatic · parotid · sublingual · neurological · swallowing · hypersalivation · uncontrollable · dribbling

messy

dribbled

Flowed in drops

soaked · chin · splattered · wiped · napkin · smeared · soiled · dripping · pooled · splotch

infantile

teething

First molars emerging

toddler · babble · gurgling · dribbling · chin · onesie · highchair · nursing · spit-up · baby

desire

craving

Powerful urge to have

covet · envy · appetite · obsession · infatuation · fascination · pining · thirst · eagerness · wanting

Opposites
oral control/retention

drooledswallowed

Passed through throat

gulped · ingested · retained · contained · held in

DESIRE/LONGING (figurative)

drooledrecoiled

Shrank back suddenly

gagged · turned up one's nose · scorned · disdained · spurned

desire/admiration expression

drooledrecoiled

Shrank back suddenly

grimaced · turned away · sneered · shrugged · yawned

Phrases
Family

drool, drooling, drools, drooly

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G