drool
/dɹuːl/verb, noun
drool is spelled D-R-O-O-L: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, drool means “To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drool?
| Letters | 5: D-R-O-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is drool?
Drool appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce drool?
- /dɹuːl/
- /dɹʉl/
Drool has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drool.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of drool
- drools present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- drooling participle, present
- drooled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drool mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
- 2
To secrete any substance in a similar way.
The alien beast drooled slime.
- 3
informalTo react to something with uncontrollable desire.
That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!
- 4
To talk nonsense; drivel.
noun
- 1
Saliva trickling from the mouth.
- 2
colloquialStupid talk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drool in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saliver, baver , bave |
| German | sabbern, geifern , Sabber , Quatsch reden, Scheiße reden, dumm schwätzen |
| Portuguese | salivar, babar , baba , falar merda |
| Spanish | babear, salivar, babosear, ensalivar, hacérsele la boca agua, hacérsele la boca un agua |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does drool come from?
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).