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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbabear
Pronunciation / Transliteration: babear
"El bebé suele babear cuando le salen los dientes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To let saliva run uncontrollably from the mouth.
"The baby started to drool when cutting his first teeth."
- 1
Saliva running from the mouth.
"There was a patch of drool on the pillow after his nap."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English verbs related to driten or through Scandinavian influences, ultimately connected to Old Norse and Germanic roots meaning to drivel or let saliva run from the mouth. Over centuries, the term evolved to describe both the literal physiological secretion of saliva and the figurative expression of eager desire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drool" is said worldwide
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bver
Transliteration: bave
"Le chien commence à baver quand il voit de la nourriture."
geifern
Transliteration: geifern
"Das Baby fing an zu geifern."
sbavare
Transliteration: sbavare
"Il cane ha iniziato a sbavare davanti alla carne."
babear
Transliteration: babear
"El bebé suele babear cuando le salen los dientes."
babar
Transliteration: babar
"O cão começou a babar ao ver o osso."
लार टपकाना
Transliteration: lar tapakana
"खाना देखकर बच्चे के मुँह से लार टपकने लगी।"
流口水
Transliteration: liú kǒushuǐ
"看到美味的食物让人忍不住流口水。"
침을 흘리다
Transliteration: chim-eul heullida
"아기가 잠을 자면서 침을 흘렸다."
よだれを垂らす
Transliteration: yodare o tarasu
Script: よだれをたらす
"おいしそうなにおいに誘われてよだれが出た。"
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