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drooling

/ˈdɹuːlɪŋ/

drooling noun: salivation. Also the present participle and gerund of drool.

Noun

drooling (plural droolings)

  1. Salivation.
    • Pavlov referred to these premature droolings as “psychic” secretions, and he began to study why they occurred, in part to avoid future contamination of his digestion experiments.2013, James Nairne, Psychology, page 209

Also used as

drooling is also the present participle and gerund of drool.

drooling meaning in Nepali

drooling in Nepali

ड्रोलिङ

Forms of drooling

pluraldroolings

Words formed from drooling

Words that rhyme with drooling

Questions about drooling

What does drooling mean?
Drooling means salivation.
What is drooling in Nepali?
Drooling in Nepali is ड्रोलिङ. See Drooling meaning in Nepali.
What part of speech is drooling?
Drooling is a noun.
How do you pronounce drooling?
Drooling is pronounced /ˈdɹuːlɪŋ/.
What is the plural of drooling?
The plural of drooling is droolings.

Words near drooling in the dictionary

  1. drooler
  2. droolers
  3. droolier
  4. drooliest
  5. drooliness
  6. drooling
  7. droolingly
  8. droolings
  9. droolproof
  10. drools
  11. droolsome

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