To let saliva flow from your mouth, usually uncontrollably; to show excessive desire for something.
From Middle English, possibly from Old Norse or Germanic roots meaning to dribble or flow. The meaning expanded from literal saliva to figurative desire around the 16th century.
Drool reveals a funny pattern in language—we often use disgusting physical behaviors to describe wanting things badly ('drooling over someone'), which shows how our emotions and bodies are connected in the words we choose.
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