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What is the difference between drool and smolder?

drool | smolder |

As verbs the difference between drool and smolder

is that drool is to secrete saliva in anticipation of food while smolder is {{context|intransitive|us|lang=en}} to burn with no flame and little smoke.

As a noun drool

is saliva trickling from the mouth.

drool

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to secrete saliva in anticipation of food
  • to secrete saliva upon seeing something nice
    • That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him
  • to talk nonsense

    • Synonyms

    * (emit saliva ): slaver, slobber, drivel

    Noun

    (-)
  • saliva trickling from the mouth

    • Derived terms

    * drooly

    Anagrams

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    smolder

    English

    Alternative forms

    * smoulder (chiefly British)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.
    • The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours.
  • (figuratively) To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion.

    • Anagrams

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