drool
/druːl/verb
उच्चारण ड्रूल
लार टपकाना, मुँह से लार बहना
Core word
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[I]
to let saliva come out of your mouth
लार टपकाना, मुँह से लार बहना
- The dog was drooling at the smell of meat.
- The baby drooled on my shirt.
- Our dog drools whenever he sees food.
+ 2 more examples
- The baby began to drool as her teeth came through.
- The sleepy man drooled on his newspaper.
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[I] ~ (over sb/sth) disapproving
to show in a silly or exaggerated way that you want or admire somebody or something very much
(किसी चीज़ के लिए) ललचाना, लार टपकाना
- He was drooling over the new sports bike.
- Crowds drooled over the latest smartphone at the launch.
- Fans drooled over the actor's new car.
+ 2 more examples
- The children drooled over the chocolates in the shop window.
- She drooled over the dresses in the festival catalogue.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
drool (intransitive): drool from / out of
Drool means to let saliva run from the mouth, as babies and dogs do.
'Drool' का अर्थ मुँह से लार टपकना है, जैसा बच्चों और कुत्तों में होता है।
- The baby drooled on her shirt.
- The dog began to drool at the sight of the food.
drool over + sb/sth
Drool over shows too much admiration or desire for a person or object. Over is the usual preposition.
'Drool over' किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के प्रति अत्यधिक प्रशंसा या चाह दिखाता है; सामान्य preposition 'over' है।
- The boys drooled over the new sports bike.
- Fans drooled over the pictures of the actor.
drool (uncountable noun)
As a noun, drool is saliva that has come out of the mouth. It is uncountable and informal.
Noun के रूप में 'drool' मुँह से निकली लार है; यह uncountable और informal है।
- There was a patch of drool on the pillow.
drooling + noun / be drooling
The participle can describe a person doing this or being greedy.
Participle का प्रयोग लार टपकाते व्यक्ति या लालची व्यक्ति के वर्णन के लिए हो सकता है।
- The drooling puppy waited under the table.
+Collocations 4
drool + preposition
overat the sight offromout ofonto
- Children drool at the sight of fresh jalebis.
adverb + drool
openlyvisiblyslightlyconstantly
- He openly drooled over the shiny trophy.
drool + noun
salivamouthchinbib
- Drool ran down the baby's chin.
make + sb + drool
make me droolmake us droolmake fans drool
- The smell of biryani made everybody drool.
“More examples 5
- The street dogs drooled as the chicken roll passed by.
चिकन रोल के पास से गुज़रते ही गली के कुत्तों के मुँह से लार टपकने लगी।
- Radhika's classmates drooled over the topper's brand-new laptop.
राधिका के सहपाठी टॉपर के बिल्कुल नए लैपटॉप को ललचाई नज़रों से देखते रहे।
- The baby slept with a little drool on her cheek.
बच्ची अपने गाल पर थोड़ी लार के साथ सो गई।
- The magazine's food pages made readers drool.
पत्रिका के खाने वाले पन्नों ने पाठकों के मुँह में पानी ला दिया।
- Do not drool over the answer key before attempting the paper.
प्रश्नपत्र हल करने से पहले उत्तर कुंजी को ललचाई नज़रों से मत देखो।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is drooling for the new phone.
✓ He is drooling over the new phone.
Drool is followed by over, not for.
'Drool' के बाद 'over' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe wanting something very much, in a more or less comic way.
ये शब्द किसी चीज़ को बहुत अधिक चाहने के भाव को कम या अधिक हास्य के साथ बताते हैं।
To show silly, open desire, as if saliva were running.
मूर्खतापूर्ण, खुली चाह दिखाना, मानो लार टपक रही हो।
- Fans drooled over the car.
To have a very strong need for something, such as food.
किसी चीज़, जैसे भोजन, की बहुत तीव्र आवश्यकता महसूस करना।
- She craved a cup of tea.
To long deeply for something, usually in a gentle, emotional way.
किसी चीज़ की गहरी, भावुक लालसा रखना।
- He yearned for home.
→Phrasal verbs 1
drool over sb/sth
(disapproving) to look at somebody or something with great desire, in a way that seems silly
किसी चीज़ को ललचाई नज़रों से देखना
- The children drooled over the sweets in the shop window.
- Car lovers drooled over the new model at the auto show.